Intel committee working with Judicial on possible Impeachment
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/08/16/house-democrats-intel-impeachment-1463467
House Intel Committee could bolster Dem case for impeaching Trump
Democrats are using the House Intelligence Committee in an unprecedented way as they consider whether to remove the president.
Much more at link. Re: Intel using classified info
By KYLE CHENEY and ANDREW DESIDERIO 08/16/2019 05:09 AM EDT
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Sources involved in the process say Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) signed off on the panel’s legal strategy and suggested approaches that would closely bind the Judiciary and Intelligence Committees together as the process unfolds. Allegations that Trump welcomed Russian interference in the 2016 election while pursuing a business deal in Moscow have taken center stage for Schiff's panel.
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Schiff has remained aligned with Speaker Nancy Pelosi in opposing a formal impeachment inquiry, opting to rely on the evidence-gathering process to guide lawmakers. But in signing off on the Judiciary Committee’s court filings and actively suggesting language to bolster its legal arguments, the chairman could be signaling a shift.
In an MSNBC interview last week, Schiff said the House could move forward with articles of impeachment as soon as fall if the White House continues to stonewall congressional inquiries to the point of dragging out the various court fights
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