Democrats on Monday suggested they wouldn’t try impeaching President Donald Trump over his phone call with Georgia’s secretary of state, though several asked the FBI to open a criminal probe. Speaking on Capitol Hill, House Democratic Chair Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) noted that there are only 16 days left before inauguration day. “We’re not looking backward; we’re looking forward to the inauguration of Joe Biden on January 20,” he said, referring to the Democratic presidential nominee who has claimed victory in the 2020 election. House Democrats will keep focusing on the public health and economic crisis stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, he added. In a tweet, Rep. Andy Levin (D-Mich.) sounded a similar theme. “I guess we need to consider something we never had to pre-Trump: continuing to commit new impeachable offenses gets easier as your term winds down because there’s no more time to impeach you,” he said. Democrats are …
Democrats Suggest They Won’t Try Impeaching Trump Over Georgia Phone Call
January 4, 2021
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