Friday, September 27, 2019

Blog Post 1.5 "Congress and POTUS"

1. Nancy Pelosi is the Speaker of the House.
2.  President Trump has allegedly attempted to have Ukraine interfere in the 2020 presidential election.
3. Nancy Pelosi's goal is to pass laws that make clear when and how a sitting president could be indicted once Trump is no longer in office.
4. Pelosi said that the thing harming Congress's ability to investigate the Executive Branch is the Justice Department's guidance that says a sitting president cannot be indicted by passing a law that makes the procedure for indictment explicit.
5. The Director of National Intelligence did not relay the whistleblower's complaint to Congress, which is illegal.
6. Adam Schiff is the House Intelligence Committee chair.
7. Moderate Democrats want to avoid impeachment because they are afraid that it will alienate their voters.
8. 70% of Democrat respondents support impeachment proceedings, while only 6% of Republicans said the same.

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