We are doing impeachment inquiry against Trump: Nadler
The US House Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) has revealed that an "impeachment inquiry" has been started against President Donald Trump.
Speaking with CNN’s Chris Cuomo on Friday, Nadler discussed the role of his committee, which has taken the lead in investigating possible charges against Trump raised by the Mueller report.
Highlighting on the legal term “impeachment inquiry,” Cuomo asked Nadler specifically whether that "was what his team was doing right now?”
“It is not necessarily called an impeachment inquiry ... It is, however, what we are doing,” Nadler replied.
“We have been very clear the last several months. We are conducting an investigation with the purpose, among other things, of determining whether to report Articles of Impeachment to the entire House. That’s exactly what we are doing. Whether you want to call it an impeachment investigation, impeachment inquiry, I am not interested in the nomenclature.”
Earlier reports said the committee was exploring new strategies and creating the grounds to investigate Trump on charge of obstruction of justice, allegations of campaign finance violations, witness tampering and unlawful self-enrichment through his business ventures.
In the meantime, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), and other top Democratic leaders, while voicing support for Nadler's efforts, have pointed out that Democrats were “not even close” to impeaching Trump.
Pelosi has reiterated that the only way to impeach Trump successfully was to gain general support from all sides.
When the House reconvened this week after a six-week summer recess, Pelosi sought to direct the focus of attention on the Democrats’ strategy in regard to Trump's impeachment.
“We’re legislating, we are investigating as we have been, and we are litigating,” she told the reporters on Monday, adding, “We are taking our information to court — that’s the path we are on and that’s the path we will continue to be on.”
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