In Ukraine, Democrats see their last best chance to impeach Trump by alexnazaryan
WASHINGTON — Rashida Tlaib had just gotten to Washington when she made clear how she planned to spend her time as a member of Congress. “We’re gonna impeach the motherf***er,” the 42-year-old Michigander said upon assuming office, in an exhortation that was cheered by many of Trump’s opponents. The president himself denounced it as a sign of Democratic incivility.
It later came out in press reports, and then in a whistleblower’s complaint, that Trump had ordered $400 million in aid to Ukraine held up, reportedly to pressure Ukraine to follow through with the Biden investigation. Though the White House denies a quid pro quo, diplomats’ texts released Thursday night by the House Intelligence Committee appear to weaken the administration’s argument.
In announcing the impeachment inquiry in late September, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Trump had engaged in a “betrayal of our national security” by asking Zelensky to investigate Hunter Biden, the son of former Vice President Joe Biden. Hunter Biden once had business dealings in the Ukraine, and Joe Biden is a leading candidate for president.
In his remarks, Schiff made sure to note the work of his fellow committee chairman, plainly aware that he is competing with them for both influence and attention. Right around the time that he was making his remarks, the House Oversight Committee issued draft subpoenas to the White House asking for documents related to the Ukraine matter.
Aides to Pelosi similarly said that reports of a feud between Nadler and Pelosi were overblown. They said that, despite Schiff’s leadership of the Ukraine inquiry, Nadler is still in charge of the broader impeachment inquiry. A staffer in Pelosi’s leadership office pointed to a little-noticed letter Nadler wrote to the chairs of the five other House committees investigating the president.
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