“I don’t think we’re there yet,” Democratic Raja Krishnamoorthi told Newsweek. “I personally think that’s way too premature, and we should be investigating and then seeing what the conclusion of the investigation is.”
In his testimony before Congress Wednesday, former Trump attorney Michael Cohen accused the president of being a “racist” and a “conman” who engaged in a “criminal scheme to violate campaign finance laws.” Still, seasoned Democrats believe Cohen's remarks should not immediately lead the party to move to impeach Trump, maintaining the notion that their congressional oversight and investigative power into the president’s alleged misdeeds has only just begun.
“We’re going to have to lot more hearings about what’s been taking place,” Democrat Jamie Raskin of Maryland said. “There are entire categories of crimes that haven’t even been mentioned today, like the emoluments clause and the continuing collection of money from foreign governments by the Trump enterprises, so this is a good beginning in terms of pulling the curtain back about what’s been taking place.
Republicans brushed off the photocopies of Trump’s reimbursement checks as"retainer fees" for future legal work, but Cohen testified that was not the case. In his testimony, Cohen also alleged that longtime Trump adviser and political operative Roger Stone told then-candidate Trump that WikiLeaks would release tens of thousands of stolen emails from the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee before it occurred. He also testified it was likely that Donald Trump Jr.
Michael Cohen, former attorney and fixer for President Donald Trump is sworn in before testifying before the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill February 27 in Washington, DC. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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