United States House Committee on the Judiciary
Reps. David Cicilline (D-RI), Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Jamie Raskin (D-MD) have authored the articles, according to two individuals familiar with the matter.
“We’re not gonna get out ahead of the Biden team,” said Rep. Connolly. “We’re obviously going to respect their decisions about strategy and defer to them at this delicate moment.”
The differing messages from Democrats and Republicans in the Judiciary Committee Wednesday obscured the fact the sides agree policing needs reform.
“I have been very surprised this is not really galvanizing the committees and making people stand up and say something from Congress,” said an attorney with American Oversight.
Judiciary Republicans gave FBI Director Christopher Wray the business over the Trump-Russia probe. But they stopped short of committing to junk expiring parts of the PATRIOT Act.
The seven managers were carefully selected to represent the diverse makeup of the House Democratic Caucus.
The complete 658-page report was released early Monday and accuses the president of “multiple federal crimes,” including criminal bribery and wire fraud.