Jasmine Crockett Vows Trump Impeachment Inquiry if Named Oversight Chair
Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) has vowed to pursue an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump if she becomes chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
This month, Democrats will elect their new ranking member following the recent death of Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), who died of esophageal cancer.
Crockett entered the race to replace Connolly as the party’s top representative on the committee on Tuesday.
In a letter to Democrats obtained by Politico, Crockett said:
“Our country is in an existential crisis driven by an out-of-control Executive with a flagrant disregard for our Constitution, our way of governance, and our very way of life as citizens of a democratic republic.
We must pull back the curtain on the unmitigated chaos under Trump 2.0 and translate our findings to the American people in a way they can digest.”
Crockett emphasized during an interview with WFAA that she would wield her power as Oversight chair if the Democrats win back the majority in the House:
“Once we get to the majority, which I’m hoping and praying we get to, next cycle, that allows me to start to open up and do the things that would look like an impeachment,” the lawmaker said.
“Now, whether or not we would put it to a vote, you know, he’s been impeached twice, couldn’t get convicted.
There’s a lot of things to consider about whether or not to go forward.”
On going after Trump, Crockett said:
“I would absolutely at least do an inquiry.
Absolutely. I think that there’s more than enough to inquire about.”
Citing the Qatari government’s gifting of a luxury Boeing 747 jet to Trump, Crockett alleged “crypto nonsense” and “pardons for play,” adding there are numerous issues she wants to “dig into.”
The congresswoman becomes the fourth Democrat to enter the race to become the committee’s next ranking member, following Reps. Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Robert Garcia (D-CA), and Kweisi Mfume (D-MD).
Crockett added:
“If we didn’t have such a lawless administration, then I wouldn’t be running.”
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