Opinion | Fred Wertheimer: Nancy Pelosi has set House Democrats on a road that may lead to Trump's impeachment. - NBCNewsTHINK
By pursuing an in-depth investigation and televised hearings into Trump’s wrongdoing, the House Judiciary Committee has undertaken a mission to ensure that the American people are educated by a visualized presentation about Trump’s malfeasance.
Trump’s announced efforts to obstruct the Judiciary Committee investigation will be resisted by the House, which in the end may have to resort to alternative approaches. And because the televised testimony of Don McGahn to the House Judiciary Committee will likely have the same powerful impact that John Dean’s Senate Watergate testimony had in 1973, Trump appears particularlyTrump’s announced efforts to obstruct the Judiciary Committee investigation will be resisted by the House, which in the end may have to resort to alternative approaches.
One alternative would be to use a Barr impeachment proceeding to seek the unredacted Mueller report and grand jury information and to subpoena witnesses — because an impeachment proceeding has greater authority in the courts. This could end up providing access for the Barr proceeding to much of the information that would also be valuable for the Trump investigation.
After the Judiciary Committee’s investigation of Trump is completed, the House Democrats can decide whether to pursue a Trump impeachment proceeding or take other actions to hold him accountable for the enormous damage he has done to our democracy, our Constitution and our country.Fred Wertheimer is president of Democracy 21, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that works to strengthen U.S. democracy and empower citizens in the political process.
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