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US counsel Mueller's report is only end of beginning

Thursday, March 14, 2019

Significance

Pelosi said that she did not consider Trump "worth" impeaching, and that doing so would be divisive. Her remarks come amid speculation that Special Counsel Robert Mueller will soon submit the outcomes of his two-year investigation into the Trump 2016 campaign and Russia to Attorney General William Barr.

Impacts

  • Congress could censure (publicly reprimand) rather than impeach and remove officials.
  • The House's new probes into Trump and his team are likely to run into a second Trump term and keep expanding.
  • Any impeachment of Trump could increase his popularity if voters feel he is under unjust partisan attack.

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