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Democrats launch probe against Trump

Democrats launched a sweeping new probe of US President Donald Trump, an aggressive investigation that threatens to shadow the president through the 2020 election season with potentially damaging inquiries into his White House, campaign and family businesses.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler said on Monday his panel was beginning the probe into possible obstruction of justice, corruption and abuse of power and is sending document requests to 81 people linked to the president and his associates.

The broad investigation could be setting the stage for an impeachment effort, although Democratic leaders have pledged to investigate all avenues and review special counsel Robert Mueller鈥檚 upcoming report before trying any drastic action.

Trump denounced the probe yesterday, tweeting that Nadler and other Democrats 鈥渉ave gone stone cold CRAZY. 81 letter sent to innocent people to harass them. They won鈥檛 get ANYTHING done for our Country!鈥

The new probes signal that now that Democrats hold a majority in the House, Trump鈥檚 legal and political peril is nowhere near over, even as the special counsel鈥檚 Russia investigation winds down.


 

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