Analysis: Mueller has put House Democrats in a no-win situation
By Amber Phillips Amber Phillips Reporter for The Fix covering Congress, statehouses Email Bio Follow April 23 at 11:40 AM You won’t hear it said publicly very often, but it’s fair to say that a number of Democrats are frustrated with the Mueller report.
And at least one lawmaker who sits on the committee that would undertake impeachment proceedings said that because Congress doesn't have access to the underlying evidence, they don’t have much to work with beyond a redacted report. As I wrote Sunday, Mueller left Congress with big, even existential, questions concerning presidential authority, the separation of powers, and the historical imperative to make it clear that presidents should not act this way.
Even if Democrats decide to vote to impeach Trump, no one expects Republicans, who control the Senate, to actually hold hearings to convict Trump and remove him from office. It’s all up to House Democrats, and the timing couldn’t be worse for them to shoulder such an immense job.
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