Some Democrats argue that impeachment should be based on the evidence, not political considerations
Rep. Jamie Raskin , who sits on the Oversight and Judiciary committees, said impeaching the president isn’t about “whether or not the president is worth it. The question is whether the republic is worth it and whether the public interest commands it and whether there are high crimes and misdemeanors.”
“We can’t get so frustrated with Donald Trump that we impeach him just for being Donald Trump, but we can’t get so frustrated with Donald Trump that we don’t impeach him because he’s Donald Trump,” Raskin said. Pelosi appeared to be further distancing herself and House Democrats writ large from the prospect of impeaching the president, while not ruling it out. It comes after a difficult week for her speakership, during which an intraparty spat over anti-Israel comments buried the party’s legislative win on ethics reform.
Pelosi’s comments have already set off a firestorm among liberal activists, with billionaire Tom Steyer saying in a statement: “Is doing what’s right ‘worth it?’ Or shall America just stop fighting for our principles and do what's politically convenient?”said lawmakers need to proceed carefully and that the various House probes into multiple aspects of Trump’s presidency and business empire would expose the president’s alleged wrongdoing.
“I think there’s enough going on in the various committees for impeachment to take care of itself,” said House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn . “These committees have to build will in the American people for impeachment. Impeachment is a political question. I don’t care what we may feel — if the public isn’t there, we can’t go there. And I think the committee hearings and various things going on are what’s needed in order for the public to get where they need to be.
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