NEW: A majority of House Democrats now back Trump impeachment inquiry
More than half of the House Democratic caucus supports opening an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
But Pelosi now finds herself opposed to the position of a majority of her caucus, including front-line freshmen in swing districts like Reps. Tom Malinowski , Chris Pappas , Katie Porter , Mike Levin and Harley Rouda . Mueller’s report detailed instances in which Trump may have obstructed justice to end, derail or stymie the investigation, but noted criminal charges could not be brought because of a Department of Justice policy forbidding the indictment of a sitting president. The report noted that there is another constitutional redress to presidential abuses of power ― an allusion to impeachment.
The details of the Mueller report and the administration’s blockade of oversight are the most common reasons lawmakers give for supporting an impeachment inquiry. Others have pointed to Trump’s possible violation of the Constitution’s emoluments clause; the more than a dozen accusations of sexual assault and rape against him; his involvement in campaign finance violations for paying hush money to women who say they were his extramarital lovers; and his open racism.
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