DEMS/IMPEACHMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday [12-4-19] described President Donald Trump’s posture toward Ukraine as part of a pattern of abuse of power and obstruction of justice that began with Trump’s efforts to undermine special counsel Robert Mueller. Nadler’s comments at the Judiciary Committee’s first impeachment hearing came as three constitutional lawyers called by Democrats testified that Trump’s actions toward Ukraine are the worst examples of misconduct in U.S. presidential history and such actions are the reason the framers included impeachment in the Constitution. The chairman’s opening statement suggested that Democrats are strongly considering linking Mueller’s findings to the House impeachment inquiry, which has focused primarily on allegations that Trump abused the power of the presidency by pressuring Ukraine’s leaders to investigate his political rivals.”
–Kyle Cheney and Andrew Desiderio, “Dems signal Mueller-related impeachment charges as witnesses assail Trump,” Politico, December 4, 2019