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In reply to the discussion: The talking heads are all beating the drums for impeachment because, wait for it [View all]StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)No one is saying "wait until" anything. Conducting investigations outside of the impeachment process will gather the information needed to conduct a strong impeachment inquiry.
We may think the Mueller report is enough, but it's not. And the Judiciary Committee doesn't have the bandwidth to conduct the inquiry needed to build the case needed to remove this man from office.
House Oversight, Intelligence, Financial Services, etc. are all conducting full-blown investigations that will uncover evidence necessary to build the right kind of case. THAT's how to build public support.
During Watergate, the Judiciary Committee didn't start proceedings until after the Select Committee did its work and the American public saw the evidence build. Those dramatic hearings we all remember weren't part of the the impeachment proceedings. They occurred the year before. John Dean, Butterfield, etc. didn't testify to the Judiciary Committee. They went before the Select Committee. All of that information was then brought to the Judiciary Committee for an impeachment inquiry.
I just don't understand why people think that the only way to proceed on impeachment is to launch impeachment proceedings this minute. Don't you see that's exactly what the GOP wants us to do? They know the American public isn't totally on board and that we only have one shot. They're trying to box us in, tie our hands and stop the other committees from investigating and developing a solid case. If they can goad us into starting the proceedings now, based just on the Mueller report, we may be able to impeach, but it will die in the Senate, he'll remain in office and the country will never know the depths of his illegality and depravity.
The House Dems are doing this right. They're not "waiting until" anything. They're going full steam ahead, investigating the hell out of him and, very soon, will have more than enough to not just impeach him, but stand a decent chance of removing him. And if he's not removed, the vast extent of his wrongdoing will be carved into history and it will be clear that the Republicans ignored the will of the people, turned a blind eye to the evidence, and allowed a craven criminal to remain in office.