7/26/2019

DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/IMPEACHMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The House Judiciary Committee on Friday [7-26-19] is moving to obtain the secret grand jury material from special counsel Robert Mueller’s report in federal court, arguing they need the information in order to decide whether to impeach President Donald Trump. The lawsuit, which was filed Friday, escalates the investigation into the President being conducted by the committee that could lead to impeachment proceedings. House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler and other committee Democrats said Friday that the court filing is a new step that signals the committee is actively considering whether to introduce articles of impeachment. The development comes as more than 100 House members have come out publicly in support of the start of an impeachment inquiry in the past few months. But counsel for House Judiciary Committee Democrats told reporters Friday that the House does not actually need to formally open an impeachment inquiry, because the committee is already investigating with the intention of determining whether to vote on impeachment articles.”

Jeremy Herb and Manu Raju, “House Democrats escalate impeachment fight with suit to obtain Mueller grand jury information,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, July 26, 2019 5:08 pm