FILE PHOTO: A gavel sits on the chairman’s dais in the U.S. House Judiciary Committee hearing room on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 14, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
David Morgan, Reuters: Explainer: After Mueller, what do U.S. House Judiciary Democrats do about Trump?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in control of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee hope that Robert Mueller’s testimony on Wednesday will boost their wide-ranging investigation of President Donald Trump, but it is not entirely clear where that inquiry is headed.
The panel, led by New York Representative Jerrold Nadler, has the power to start impeachment proceedings against Trump.
But Nadler is not among the 90 House of Representatives Democrats who have publicly said they favor initiating the impeachment process against the president.
Senior House Democrats, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi, are trying to hold back impeachment demands within the party, fearing a voter backlash in the 2020 election campaigns. If the House were to impeach Trump, it would then be up to the Republican-controlled Senate to hold a trial and potentially remove him from office.
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WNU Editor: Not what I had expected from Robert Mueller. I thought he would better than this. This also irked me .... Mueller dodged lawmakers’ questions roughly 150 times (Politico). When everything is finally said, in the end this is what is going to happe .... Analysis: Mueller has spoken, but 2020 may be the final word (Lisa Mascaro, AP).
Commentaries, Reactions, And Analysis On Today's Testimony from Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller
Key takeaways from Robert Mueller’s congressional testimony -- AP
Mueller's testimony on Trump and Russia: the biggest takeaways -- The Guardian
Highlights from former U.S. special counsel Mueller's testimony -- Reuters
'It is not a witch hunt': Top moments from Robert Mueller's testimony before Congress -- William Cummings, USA TODAY
‘Bob Mueller is struggling’ -- Darren Samuelsohn, Politico
Mueller offers terse answers, uncertainty in testimony -- Laurie Kellman, AP
Opinion: Commentary on the Mueller hearing -- CNN
The Guardian view on Robert Mueller’s testimony: what will Democrats do next? -- Editorial Guardian
Mueller tangles with GOP, but provides little new info -- Jacqueline Thomsen, The Hill
Hoyer calls Mueller's reticence 'unacceptable' -- The Hill
Gohmert presses Mueller on Comey friendship, handling of FBI agents -- The Hill
Mueller’s Testimony Was Just as Confusing as His Report -- Bloomberg
POLITICO Playbook PM: Mueller gives impeachment crowd little to work with -- Politico
After Robert Mueller, time for an impeachment investigation of Donald Trump -- Karen Hobert Flynn, USA Today
Op-Ed: Congress should take Mueller's testimony as a call to action -- Los Angeles Times
'GTFO!' Don Jr. explodes after Mueller says he has no idea who Fusion GPS is despite firm commissioning former spy's anti-Trump dossier that launched surveillance warrants -- Daily Mail
Fox’s Chris Wallace: Mueller Testimony a ‘Disaster for the Democrats’ and for His Reputation -- Justin Baragona, The Daily Beast
Impeachment drive slowed by Mueller's stumbles -- John Bresnahan, Sarah Ferris and Heather Caygle, Politico
Robert Mueller Said All He Needed to Say -- The New York Times
Mueller hearing makes for less than compelling TV drama -- David Bauder, AP
Mueller's shaky return to Capitol Hill -- Marshall Cohen, CNN
Mueller’s testimony was a major anti-climax. Will Democrats finally realize he won’t save them? -- RT
Mueller hearing: Have we learned anything new? -- Anthony Zurcher, BBC
