NEW: Dems vowed to keep pursuing the Ukraine probe even if the Senate acquitted Trump. But they’ve treaded slowly, issuing no new subpoenas or court actions despite arguing at trial there is still a mountain of evidence to unearth.
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It’s an acknowledgement, some Democrats say, of their limitations in a world where the Senate is bear-hugging Trump and courts won’t move at the speed of the congressional calendar. politico.com/news/2020/03/0…
Instead, Democrats plan to change their investigative energy toward making a case on election security — an issue at the heart of the Ukraine scandal.
And they’ve taken steps to begin probing Trump’s post-acquittal retribution campaign. politico.com/news/2020/03/0…
And they’ve taken steps to begin probing Trump’s post-acquittal retribution campaign. politico.com/news/2020/03/0…
Dems were hopeful the courts would aid their effort to revive obstruction of justice questions about Trump, until the appeals court ruled 2-1 against their McGahn push on Friday.
They’re still hopeful to win rulings on grand jury info and Trump finances. politico.com/news/2020/03/0…
They’re still hopeful to win rulings on grand jury info and Trump finances. politico.com/news/2020/03/0…
NOTABLE: A lesson Dems learned from impeachment — the best way to break Trump’s stonewall is to call career employees willing to defy blanket orders to ignore Congress.
They’ve done so in the latest effort to probe Trump’s intervention in Stone case.
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They’ve done so in the latest effort to probe Trump’s intervention in Stone case.
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