9/12/2019

DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/IMPEACHMENT/INVESTIGATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee voted to intensify its investigation of Republican President Donald Trump on Thursday [9-12-19], as lawmakers edged closer to deciding whether to recommend his impeachment. The 41-member panel adopted a resolution allowing it to designate hearings as impeachment proceedings, subject witnesses to more aggressive questioning and quicken the pace of an investigation that is expanding into areas that could prove politically explosive for both Trump and Congress…A more aggressive probe could also increase pressure on House Democratic leaders including Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who has resisted impeachment of Trump as a politically risky step for moderate Democratic freshmen from swing districts where ousting the president is an unpopular idea.”

David Morgan, “U.S. House panel votes to ramp up Trump impeachment probe,” Reuters, September 12, 2019 3:07 am