A California Democrat is wasting no time trying to impeach President Trump as the Democratic Party retakes control of the House.
Rep. Brad Sherman plans to reintroduce a measure Thursday — the first day of Democratic control of the chamber — that accuses Trump of obstructing justice in the Russia investigation. Sherman listed the firing of former FBI Director James Comey as proof of the alleged obstruction.
“There is no reason it shouldn’t be before the Congress,” Sherman said, according to the Los Angeles Times. “Every day, Donald Trump shows that leaving the White House would be good for our country.”
Sherman originally introduced the measure in 2017 with Rep. Al Green, D-Texas.
“I author Articles of Impeachment not to change our national policy,” Sherman said in a statement at the time. “I served with Mike Pence in Congress for twelve years and I disagree with him on just about everything. I never dreamed I would author a measure that would put him in the White House. I am introducing Articles of Impeachment to begin a long process to protect our country from abuse of power, obstruction of justice, and impulsive, ignorant incompetence.”
Incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Democrats will have to wait and see what special counsel Robert Mueller concludes in his investigation before moving on impeachment.
“We have to wait and see what happens with the Mueller report. We shouldn’t be impeaching for a political reason, and we shouldn’t avoid impeachment for a political reason. So we’ll just have to see how it comes,” she said in an interview with the “Today” show that aired Thursday morning.
