House Democrats are preparing a vast oversight agenda, with investigations of President Donald Trump, his family and his administration if the party sweeps control of the chamber from Republicans in the November elections.

The undertaking is as robust as it is daunting, spanning several House committees. With majority power comes bigger budgets and staff, and the ability to investigate, subpoena and potentially course-correct what the Democrats say are widespread corruption and abuses of power. Impeachment of the Republican president and Cabinet officials is not off the table.

“There is a cost to the American people of the out-of-control corruption,” said Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York, who is in line to become House speaker if Democrats win control at the Capitol.

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[–] 84 points 2 days ago (14 children)

it shoudnt be a fucking option. it should the entire fucking agenda.

you fucking fucks are not fucking playing the same game anymore wake the fuck up

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  • [–] 11 points 2 days ago (8 children)

    Impeachment does nothing. He’s already been impeached. Twice.

    Unless they want to demonstrate to the People and the world that their democracy is broken for a third time, it has limited use.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 days ago (5 children)

    Then why even say impeachment is an option?

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  • [–] 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    Probably to placate everyone? They are acknowledging that it is deserved, but they are also hinting that it will go nowhere and be a waste of time.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    impeachment is required for removal by congress.

    theoretically, congress (specifically, the senate) could remove him after impeachement. they wont, of course, but impeachment is required by the house before the senate can remove him.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 days ago* (3 children)

    If you can't get 2/3 of the senate to convict, impeachment is so much political theater. Democrats will be quite lucky to take a majority in the senate, 67 is theoretically possible but not realistic, I don't think, and unless a lot changes quickly there won't be many republican defections. Not that it's useless, because impeachment proceedings are another time sink for the executive branch, but it's foolish to put eggs into that basket because it's a broken mechanism.

    The more important function of Congress over the next two years will be the stoppage of rubber stamping of Trump-friendly legislation, subpoenaing executive officials and forcing them to choose between testifying under oath and risking contempt (and public reporting of same, for whatever that's worth), and investigating and reporting on the crimes that Trump and his administration have committed over the past two years.

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