(Above – Jim McGovern(D-Ma)
Jim McGovern, chairman of the powerful House Rules Committee (sometimes known as “The Speaker’s Committee”) today came out in favor of impeachment of the mango miscreant. This could be a significant indication of movement on the issue from House leadership. The Rules committee is one tool the Speaker uses to maintain control of the House Floor.
“Just a few hours after special counsel Robert Mueller broke his silence — pushing back at AG Bill Barr’s characterization of the Mueller Report, and pointedly reminding Congress that it does, in fact, have the authority to impeach President Trump — Congressman Jim McGovern joined Peter Kadzis and Adam Reilly.
His takeaway on Mueller’s comments? It’s time to stop worrying about how impeachment might play at the polls, and for the House Judiciary Committee to open a formal inquiry into whether impeachment is warranted. Or, as McGovern put it: “We’re beyond talking about this in terms of political implications. We have to do what’s right.”
Hard to imagine McGovern would make this statement with out at least a heads up to Speaker Pelosi.
Mueller may have opened a flood gate.
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Yes a lot of people are heading there.
And so another pebble in the eventual avalanche falls. I’m wondering if this kind of public statement from Mueller is what everyone has been waiting on vis-a-vis the Dem side of the House.
If they’d bother to read his report, that avalanche would grow a lot faster.
No argument…the unredacted portions were damning enough to make a hardcore Freedom Caucus guy like Amash push for impeachment, after all. Even so, I’m wondering if Mueller’s statement today, which was basically the synopsis of said report, is what was needed to get those rocks rolling.
While we are opening cans of impeachment why not start proceedings on Barr for contempt of and lying/misrepresenting to Congress???
I’m down with that. Be an easier get than Trump at this point.