Ocasio-Cortez: ‘We have to move forward’ with impeachment
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is amplifying her calls for the House begin impeachment proceedings against President Trump.
It is just as politicized a maneuver to not impeach in the face of overwhelming evidence as it is to impeach w/o cause.
Congress swore an oath to uphold the Constitution. That includes impeachment.
We have a duty to preserve our institutions + uphold the rule of law. https://t.co/oqguoDLUVC
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) May 21, 2019
{mosads}While Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and other congressional leaders have tried to tamp down impeachment talk, Ocasio-Cortez and other voices on the left have been growing impatient as the White House increasingly rejects congressional oversight efforts.
“We have to move forward,” Ocasio-Cortez told CNN on Tuesday. “I trust the Speaker’s taking a measured approach to ensure that we’re moving everyone forward.”
“Being a Speaker is hard, and holding this party together is a difficult task,” she added, “but I think we have to move forward.”
Pressure grows on Pelosi as more Dems say it’s time to begin impeachment inquiry. Schiff, who has been skeptical, says “case gets stronger” the more WH stonewalls. Castro, head of CHC, on impeachment: “I think that’s what it’s come to.” AOC: “We can’t be scared of elections.” pic.twitter.com/JrX5R7cSFh
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) May 21, 2019
The House is currently conducting multiple investigations into Trump in the wake of special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian election interference, but the president is increasingly ignoring subpoenas and telling officials not to testify.
Former White House counsel Don McGahn on Tuesday defied a subpoena from the House Judiciary Committee after being advised to do so by the administration, prompting Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) to accuse Trump of witness intimidation.
“Our subpoenas are not optional,” Nadler said Tuesday. “Mr. McGahn has a legal obligation to be here for his scheduled appearance. If he does not immediately correct his mistake, this committee will have no choice but to enforce the subpoena against him.”
