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would have advised, just (Clinton). They went to the and some 2020 presidential
out of excess of caution, meeting. That's conspiracy contenders, including Sen.
don't do it," he said. Never- right there," said Nadler, D- Elizabeth Warren of Mas-
theless, "there's no crime." N.Y. sachusetts and Julian Cas-
Pressed about whether Nadler said it was now up to tro, a former Housing and
there is a something wrong Congress to investigate af- Urban Development secre-
about using information ter the special counsel said tary, to start impeachment
stolen by foreign adver- it did not establish enough proceedings.
saries, Giuliani said, "It de- evidence to bring charges House Speaker Nancy Pe-
pends on the stolen mate- of criminal conspiracy, yet losi, D-Calif., is pushing for
rial." detailed 10 allegations of a step-by-step approach
Trump, who spent the holi- Trump's attempts to ob- to the House's oversight of
day weekend at his private struct the Russia investiga- Trump and has refused to
Mar-a-Lago club in Palm tion that left open whether consider impeachment
Beach, Florida, asserted in Trump broke the law. without public support, in-
NOTHING WRONG how the Trump campaign tweets Sunday that he had Asked whether the offenses cluding Republicans. Pelosi
Continued from Front welcomed political dirt been fully cleared by Muel- are impeachable, Nadler is convening House Demo-
Giuliani rebutted Sen. Mitt from Russia. ler's report and that Demo- told NBC, "If proven, some crats on Monday to assess
Romney, R-Utah, who said Giuliani said Romney should crats' continued efforts to of this would be impeach- next steps.
in a statement on Twitter "stop the bull," saying that investigate him will prove able, yes." He said Demo- Sen. Mike Lee, a member of
Friday he was "sickened" accepting negative infor- politically costly. crats' current focus is to "go the Judiciary Committee,
by the findings in Mueller's mation about a political "Despite No Collusion, No where the evidence leads said it would be a "mistake"
report that cited details on opponent is common. "I Obstruction, The Radical us." for Democrats to pursue
Left Democrats do not Nadler has subpoenaed further investigations that
want to go on to Legislate the Justice Department could lead to impeach-
for the good of the people, for the full, unredacted re- ment proceedings, arguing
but only to Investigate and port and said Sunday he that the American pub-
waste time. This is costing was adding former White lic won't stand for it after
our Country greatly, and House counsel Don Mc- Mueller failed to conclude
will cost the Dems big time Gahn to the list of people that crimes had been com-
in 2020!" he tweeted. he would call to testify be- mitted.
Mueller explicitly did not ex- fore his committee, along "It's time to move on," said
onerate Trump in the report with Mueller and Attorney Lee, R-Utah.
on the question of obstruc- General William Barr. Giuliani said Trump's le-
tion, citing in part Justice According to the special gal team was weighing
Department guidelines that counsel's report, McGahn whether it would release a
a sitting president shouldn't was among the Trump detailed written rebuttal to
be indicted. aides who effectively halt- the Mueller report.
Not ruling out impeach- ed Trump's efforts to influ- "It may become necessary,
ment, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, ence the Russia investiga- whether they go ahead
who chairs the House com- tion, rebuffing his demand with the hearings or not,
mittee that would hold to set Mueller's firing in mo- whether other issues are
impeachment hearings, tion. raised by different people
said he remained puzzled Nadler has said he expects — there's probably a point
why Mueller did not bring the Justice Department to at which we'll use it. Right
charges of criminal con- comply with the subpoena now we think the public de-
spiracy against those in the for the full report by May 1, bate is playing out about
Trump Tower meeting. the same day Barr is to tes- as well as it can," he said.
"All you have to prove for tify before a Senate com- In the redacted report,
conspiracy is that they en- mittee and one day before Mueller said he considered
tered into a meeting of Barr is to appear before bringing charges over the
the minds to do something Nadler's panel. Nadler sum- Trump Tower meeting but
wrong and had one overt moned Mueller to testify by ultimately did not obtain
act. They entered into a May 23. admissible evidence that
meeting of the minds to Democratic leaders are the campaign officials in-
attend a meeting to get under mounting pressure volved knew the actions
stolen material on Hillary from the party's rising stars were illegal. q