Democrats Raise Impeaching Trump in Suit for Mueller's Evidence
- Judiciary panel suing for access to grand jury proceedings
- Move part of effort to revive stalled probes in the House
Robert Mueller, former special counsel for the U.S. Department of Justice, listens during a House Intelligence Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, July 24, 2019.
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House Democrats took a significant step toward opening an inquiry into impeaching President Donald Trump as the Judiciary Committee asked a federal court to force the release of grand jury information from Robert Mueller’s investigation.
The suit filed Friday and approved by panel chairman Jerrold Nadler, explicitly cited Congress’s impeachment authority, marking the first time the Democrats have made an official move in that direction.