Progressive groups doubled down Thursday on their calls for President Trump’s impeachment, arguing the selection of a special counsel to handle the investigation in alleged Trump-Russian ties should not deter Congress from initiating the politically charged process.
Charles Chamberlain, the executive director of Democracy for America, said the appointment of former FBI Director Robert Mueller as special counsel by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein “is too little, too late.”
“We cannot afford to have Congress sit back and watch this play out the same way it just did, with Trump and his stooges obstructing another investigation into their corruption and high crimes,” Mr. Chamberlain said. “Congress needs to act now to impeach Trump, the first step of which is empowering a committee to do its own investigation into impeachable offenses.”
Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill have thrown cold water on the calls for impeachment and are celebrating the news about Mr. Mueller following President Trump’s recent firing of his successor James Comey.
Mr. Chamberlain, though, said more must be done to stop Mr. Trump.
“With each passing day, we are learning of new ways in which Donald Trump is placing our country and our institutions in greater danger,” he said. “Mueller was appointed by the same man who gave Trump cover for firing Comey, and his chain of command leads back to Donald Trump himself.”
More than 75,000 of DFA members have signed a petition supporting impeachment proceedings.
• Seth McLaughlin can be reached at smclaughlin@washingtontimes.com.
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