Oblivious House Democrat accidentally reveals plans to impeach Trump, Kavanaugh

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Somewhere along the Northeast Corridor, on a southbound Acela hurtling from New York City to Washington, D.C., the incoming chairman of the House Judiciary Committee explained what he plans to do once Democrats take control of congressional oversight machinery: maximize political fallout, mostly, by impeaching President Trump and Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

For whatever reason, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., felt comfortable doing this aloud and over the phone. Unfortunately for him, a reporter sat a couple rows back.

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