As such, Congressional Democrats claim that they have a responsibility to investigate accordingly. In order to carry out the investigations which Democrats have deemed as appropriate, they are now moving to impeach President Trump….yet again.
Mueller’s report is clear in pointing to Congress’ responsibility in investigating obstruction of justice by the President.
It is our job as outlined in Article 1, Sec 2, Clause 5 of the US Constitution.
As such, I’ll be signing onto @RashidaTlaib’s impeachment resolution. https://t.co/CgPZJiULOL
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) April 18, 2019
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez then followed up with an explanation behind her decision:
Many know I take no pleasure in discussions of impeachment. I didn’t campaign on it, & rarely discuss it unprompted.
We all prefer working on our priorities: pushing Medicare for All, tackling student loans, & a Green New Deal.
But the report squarely puts this on our doorstep.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) April 18, 2019
As one might imagine, newfound talk of impeaching the president has not gone over well with conservatives and Trump supporters.
Conservative Criticism of the Democrats
The release of the Mueller probe has engendered not only Trump’s criticism of the media, but also right-wing censure of the left-wing. In a nutshell, conservatives believe that Democrats simply want President Trump to be guilty of something no matter what. The left’s vows to “resist” Trump and their repeated attempts to impeach him from office have fueled conservatives’ concerns.
During the Russia probe, Democrats ongoingly maintained that Trump colluded with Russia and would face indictment and impeachment. Shortly after news of the Mueller probe’s conclusion (and reports that Trump wouldn’t face indictments), Democrats pursued a new angle.
