The House impeachment inquiry offers new life for a wide range of investigations. But they risk being left behind by the Ukraine focus.
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Last week, she directed six House committees — Justice, Oversight, Intelligence, Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, and Financial Services — to continue their“The broader inquiry will emphasize abuse of power generally,” said Corey Brettschneider, a Brown University professor who wrote the forthcoming book, “The Oath and the Office: A Guide to the Constitution for Future Presidents.”
“What they've done to this country is a disgrace,” he said last week. “They've hurt this country very badly. And no other president should have to go through what I've gone through.” But Trump also faces allegations that he inflated and deflated the value of assets to acquire loans and pay less in taxes and that he allowed top aides, including son-in-law Jared Kushner, to receive security clearances they were not qualified to have.
A study on impeachment by the Congressional Research Service doesn’t indicate a vote is needed, according to Danielle Brian, executive director of the Project On Government Oversight.
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