Roughly half of House Democrats now support launching impeachment proceedings against Pres. Trump.
Roughly half of House Democrats support launching impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, putting new pressure on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats who have urged the caucus to double-down on their investigations and legal efforts after former special counsel Robert Mueller's testimony on Capitol Hill.
Rep. Emmanuel Cleaver, a Missouri Democrat and former chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus who told ABC News in May he was one of the"most reluctant" Democrats to consider impeachment, said in a statement this week that"there is obviously enough smoke to investigate the potential fire of corruption."
It's unclear if the mounting support for impeachment proceedings will push Democratic leaders to change their course. Committee chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., who has privately voiced support for impeachment, told reporters last week that the committee had"in effect" started an impeachment probe with the court filing, a path that would avoid a divisive floor vote to open an impeachment probe.
Need to Impeach, an advocacy group funded by billionaire Tom Steyer, who is now running for president, ran a pro-impeachment television ad on cable news channels featuring Mueller's testimony during coverage of Tuesday night's Democratic presidential primary debate.
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