A few days later, with details still scant, Spanberger started thinking about whether this, finally, constituted clear grounds for an impeachment inquiry. “I’ve got my own thoughts,” Spanberger told her. When Houlahan discussed with her chief of staff, Michelle Dorothy, that they were all considering backing the impeachment inquiry, Dorothy was blunt with her. “I think people will see this as a highly partisan thing,” Dorothy told her. “And so this makes it harder for you in your district.” Houlahan told Dorothy that if she were going to lose her seat over that decision, she was O.K.

Source: New York Times November 18, 2019 22:52 UTC