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Democrat leadership’s approach to impeachment now clear. Hold back on proceedings, but grill many key players in Mueller probe (+other Trump rows) in public hearings.

Keeps focus on controversies in hope of swaying voters for 2020. Avoids the potential backlash of impeachment.
Impeachment seen as politically unattractive for Dems right now as...

a) Could embolden Trump in 2020 if voters perceive it to be ill-judged

b) It won’t gain Republican support needed to pass anyway (in Senate)

c) Issue splits Democrats + could inflame tensions
A handful of 2020 hopefuls have joined Dem congresswomen calling for impeachment (Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris).

But others in latter group are much more circumspect, saying Trump behaviour could be impeachable but questioning value of taking that move. (Buttigieg, Sanders).
Much the safer strategy, Nancy Pelosi appears to have concluded, is to have a drip drip of Trump stories via House investigations.

Grillings to be clipped up for TV. Subpoenaed docs with new info. On everything from Mueller to security clearances to policy.

(For now at least)
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