It also came at a time when those Democratic leaders — including Pelosi — seem to be shifting ever so slightly from shunning impeachment talk altogether to emphasizing a wait-and-see approach. Pelosi also left the door open to impeachment earlier Thursday, and Nadler’s response allows for impeachment to take place at some point. And 11 of 52 newly elected Democrats supported impeachment on the 2018 campaign trail, according to a survey by The Washington Post’s Jacqueline Alemany. And the fact that Trump is up for reelection next year may temper the perceived need for impeachment (given that Democrats could instead just focus on unseating him). But while Democratic leaders have done a good job propping up a dam against this kind of talk, sometimes dams break.

Source: Washington Post January 04, 2019 15:48 UTC