WASHINGTON - The political clock is a significant factor in whether majority House Democrats launch any impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. As it spreads, the window for launching any impeachment proceedings shrinks — making the prospect of doing so beyond December unappetizing for wide swaths of Democrats. There’s a widespread feeling that the House would have to launch any impeachment proceedings this summer or fall, or it will be too late. “We know exactly what path we are on,” Pelosi, a member of Congress during the impeachment proceedings against President Bill Clinton, told reporters. The schedule has politicos gaming out when, if ever, impeachment proceedings would have to begin and when they become less likely.

Source: thestar June 06, 2019 04:30 UTC