House Democrats are preparing a vast oversight agenda, with investigations of President Donald Trump, his family and his administration if the party sweeps control of the chamber from Republicans in the November elections.
The undertaking is as robust as it is daunting, spanning several House committees. With majority power comes bigger budgets and staff, and the ability to investigate, subpoena and potentially course-correct what the Democrats say are widespread corruption and abuses of power. Impeachment of the Republican president and Cabinet officials is not off the table.
“There is a cost to the American people of the out-of-control corruption,” said Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York, who is in line to become House speaker if Democrats win control at the Capitol.
Impeachment does nothing. He’s already been impeached. Twice.
Unless they want to demonstrate to the People and the world that their democracy is broken for a third time, it has limited use.
Then why even say impeachment is an option?
Probably to placate everyone? They are acknowledging that it is deserved, but they are also hinting that it will go nowhere and be a waste of time.
Well, then that should set our expectations on what they mean by “oversight” - placation that will go nowhere
Ya, you’re right. Oversight is exactly what it sounds like. It doesn’t matter what they uncover or expose if the senate is still loyal to their president.
impeachment is required for removal by congress.
theoretically, congress (specifically, the senate) could remove him after impeachement. they wont, of course, but impeachment is required by the house before the senate can remove him.
That’s a very benign thing to say. So you have a good recipe for beignets?