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Mueller statement ticks up impeachment push

By Susan Ferrechio

Published May 31, 2019 4:00am ET

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Mueller statement ticks up impeachment push — From left, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy stand on the East steps of Capitol Hill in this Dec. 2021 photo. | Susan Walsh/AP

Special counsel Robert Mueller’s surprise public statement about his investigation into alleged Russian collusion with the 2016 Trump campaign prompted pro-impeachment Democrats to declare they should start trying to oust the president immediately.

“We can’t wait for 2020,” House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters, D-Calif., tweeted after Mueller’s remarks. “The time is NOW!”

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