Speaker Nancy Pelosi appealed to House Democrats to hold off on beginning impeachment proceedings against President Trump, but she faced demands from colleagues to take more aggressive action
Speaker Nancy Pelosi appealed to House Democrats Wednesday to hold off on beginning impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, but she faced demands from colleagues to take more aggressive action against Trump — including a direct plea from a committee chairwoman who said Democrats have a "responsibility to impeach" him.
By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time. Rep. Bill Pascrell spoke forcefully against opening an impeachment inquiry immediately. Rep. Lloyd Doggett advocated for the House to invoke “inherent” contempt, a little-used tool to exact fines or jail time on witnesses who refuse to cooperate with House investigations.
“The overwhelming majority of the House Democratic Caucus continue to believe that the speaker has set forth the appropriate course which is deliberate yet forceful,” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, chairman of the Democratic Caucus, told reports.
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