IMPEACHMENT/NANCY PELOSI/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Not even a sudden, silence-shattering prod from Robert Mueller could force Nancy Pelosi’s hand on impeachment. But the special counsel’s dramatic public statement Wednesday [5-29-19] energized growing enthusiasm for a more aggressive assault on President Donald Trump among many Democrats even as the House speaker tried to hold them back. When Mueller noted that Congress, and not he, had the power to hold Trump to account and pointedly refused to exonerate the President of criminal conduct, momentum swiftly picked up toward a fateful political moment. Democratic presidential hopefuls demanded impeachment and liberal lawmakers grew perceptibly more restless as a media frenzy ensued. Then came Pelosi with the cold water…There may come a moment when Pelosi senses it’s time for Democrats to move forward on the divisive business of seeking to oust an elected President. If not, her position — which appears to be running counter to the direction of her party’s evolution on impeachment — could become unsustainable.”
–Stephen Collinson, “Pelosi resists calls for impeachment after Mueller refuses to exonerate Trump,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, May 29, 2019 7:09 am