Posted on 09/24/2019 5:26:11 PM PDT by Magnatron
Former FBI Director James Comey said he hopes Congress will not ultimately impeach President Trump, saying it would too easily let the American people "off the hook."
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on Tuesday announced a formal impeachment inquiry, saying "the president must be held accountable" for his "betrayal of his oath of office, betrayal of our national security, and the betrayal of the integrity of our elections."
Invoking the "darkest days of the American Revolution," Pelosi called on lawmakers to honor their constitutional oath to protect the country "from all enemies, foreign and domestic."
"This week, the president has admitted to asking the president of Ukraine to take actions which would benefit him politically," Pelosi said. "Therefore, today, I'm announcing the House of Representatives is moving forward with an official impeachment inquiry. I'm directing our six committees to proceed with their investigations under that umbrella.
"The president must be held accountable," she continued. "No one is above the law."
During an interview earlier Tuesday with KCRA-TV, Comey suggested that impeaching Trump would be the wrong decision.
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Barr is the fat cheeseburger of the deep state. Time for Trump to get rid of him and FBI Rey. Grant investigative power to the Texas Rangers and declassify everything. First the DOJ, and start from scratch.
Does anybody care what this bastard says?
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