Divisions in the party were apparent as another 2020 presidential hopeful and a top House committee chairman press for efforts to remove the president from office.
By Rachael Bade Rachael Bade Congressional reporter Email Bio Follow April 23 at 7:57 PM Fresh cracks over impeachment emerged in the Democratic Party on Tuesday as another 2020 presidential candidate and a top Democratic chairman called for the House to initiate proceedings — even as Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed back on the idea.
The developments come less than 24 hours after Pelosi sought to quell those calls for impeachment in her caucus, arguing in a letter to her members and on a rare conference call Monday night that Democrats can hold Trump accountable through aggressive investigations. “Impeachment is a step that you have to take bringing the American people with you,” said Pelosi, who often refers to public sentiment as critical for Democrats’ legislative agenda on health care, gun control and campaign finance reform. “Again, without prejudice, without passion, without partisanship, but with a presentation of the facts.”
Pelosi pushed back on the notion of more Democrats endorsing impeachment. “You would think so, as far as how it is amplified, but I don’t think it’s a growing number,” she said. Pelosi, meanwhile, has argued that politics shouldn’t dictate a decision on impeachment. But some in her party think she’s too heavily gauging the political reaction and the fear that the party will look complacent if it allows Trump’s actions to go unaddressed.
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