Instead of a poet or a musician, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) stepped onto the stage, showered with applause and cheers. Still, neither Waters nor any of her Democratic House colleagues has put forth a resolution to begin the impeachment process. With a particularly partisan environment in Congress, lawmakers will weigh the political risks of pursuing impeachment, Gerhardt said. The minority party in the House has virtually no power,” said Gerhardt, who testified during Clinton’s impeachment proceedings. Nichole Christian heard Waters speak at an event in Detroit last month — “every fifth word was ‘impeachment’ ” — and came away invigorated.

Source: Washington Post May 01, 2017 18:45 UTC