Steyer pressures Congress to impeach

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15. Politically calculating politicians not down with impeachment

... So far, only eight Democrats in the U.S. House have signed on to a resolution to open an impeachment inquiry. However, at least a dozen more have publicly said they’re interested in at least studying impeachment, and that number is growing each week.

In perhaps the most interesting development to date, Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan this month became the first Republican in federal office to publicly say the president “has engaged in impeachable conduct.

Special counsel Robert Mueller’s report identified multiple instances where Trump obstructed justice, and anyone who is not president would have been indicted under such evidence, Amash wrote in a series of Twitter posts. He also said Trump-appointed Attorney General William Barr intentionally misled the public about the report ...

The three Iowa Republicans .. remain Trump loyalists ...

The three Iowa Democrats .. are vocal Trump critics, but none have yet called for his ouster ...

https://www.thegazette.com/subject/opinion/staff-columnist/trump-impeachment-loebsack-finkenauer-grassley-ernst-iowa-justin-amash-20190526