House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said that impeachment "is destined for failure" without Republican support, while blasting the party as “the cult of the president’s personality" and stating that he is actually against "putting the country" through impeachment proceedings. Schiff added, however, that if Trump "continues to stonewall" Congress, and "demonstrate his unfitness for office," congressional Democrats could move forward. "There may be little additional cost to going through that process, even if unsuccessful in the Senate," Schiff said. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., also compared Mueller's remarks to an "impeachment referral," and said, "We need to start impeachment proceedings. But even without launching official impeachment proceedings, congressional Democrats are leading several high-profile Trump-focused investigations.

Source: Fox News June 02, 2019 15:59 UTC