The special counsel sent a clear signal impeachment is not the way to go, experts say, despite the many Democrats in favourCameras stood ready. And was it, as Republicans gleefully claimed, the kiss of death to both the Russia investigation and demands for Trump’s impeachment? It is their constitutional duty, they say, to chase down every lead in the Mueller report, call more witnesses and put it all before the public. Failure to do so would imply that Trump is above the law and set the worst possible example for future presidents. At this point impeachment is a distraction Bob ShrumNearly a hundred House Democrats favour impeachment and presumably hoped that Mueller’s testimony would be a game-changer.

Source: The Guardian July 26, 2019 14:00 UTC