Conservatives back down from effort to force a vote on impeaching Rod Rosenstein

[workinclasszero]

Trump allies in the House decided not to force a vote on impeaching Robert Mueller’s boss.
By Andrew [e-mail] Jul 26, 2018, 12:15pm EDT

Hardline conservatives have backed down from a threat to imminently force a House vote on impeaching Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.

On Wednesday night, Freedom Caucus leaders Reps. Mark Meadows (R-NC) and Jim Jordan (R-OH) filed articles of impeachment against Rosenstein. The stated reason was mainly that Rosenstein allegedly wasn’t giving enough documents to Congress. But in context, the move — which wasn’t even certain to pass the House, let alone lead to Rosenstein’s removal from office — was clearly part of an effort by President Trump’s allies to attack the Justice Department and undermine special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, which Rosenstein supervises.

When Meadows filed the impeachment articles, only 11 of the 236 Republicans in the House were willing to sign on to them, making it unclear how much support his effort had. House Oversight Committee Chair Trey Gowdy, for instance, had said earlier that he wouldn’t back the effort (“Impeach him for what?” he asked). GOP leaders were also unenthusiastic about the controversial push, which would likely divide their party.

https://www.vox.com/2018/7/26/17616888/rod-rosenstein-impeachment-vote-trump-mueller

[ProudMNDemocrat]

1. Republicans are already looking at defeat this November....

Impeaching Rod Rosrnstein makes things even worse. They are done for anyway because of their not holding Trump accountable.

[workinclasszero]

3. I think

panic is setting in.

The Grand Old Russia party sees the House slipping from it's grasp.

[Wounded Bear]

2. It was always a political stunt...

they were hoping it would remain an open issue over the coming break. That way they could tell their folks back home, "See, we're working on stopping the Mueller probe."

Not sure I care either way, but it actually might have been a good thing for Dems to run on. Apparently the Repub "leaders" realized that.

[workinclasszero]

4. Yeah it was a "freedom caucus" stunt

Red meat for the rubes.

These idiot GOPers apparently don't know that you have to appeal to more than your base to hang onto power.

[Wounded Bear]

5. So far, it has worked...

Thus the desperate need for us to GOTV this November.

[workinclasszero]

8. A lot of people sat at home on election day 2016

Some thought Hillary had it in the bag, others thought there was no difference between dems and GOPers.

I hope that they all wised up/got WOKE and will vote in the midterms this year.

[gratuitous]

6. Oh, say it isn't so!

The highly principled folks of the Freedom Caucus being so gauche as to play politics?! I wonder if any of their fans will be disappointed? Just kidding, of course they won't.

[MagickMuffin]

7. Who were the 11?

It doesn't mention it in the article!