QOTD: Congressman Jerry Nadler

QOTD: Congressman Jerry Nadler

by digby


House judiciary chairman Jerry Nadler: "Impeachment is a long way down the road, we don't have the facts yet, but we're going to initiate proper investigations." @GStephanopoulos: "Impeachment investigations?"

Nadler: "No, no, no" https://t.co/c48QX7yddw #ThisWeek pic.twitter.com/kodo923HNa

— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) March 3, 2019



It’s very clear that the president obstructed justice. It’s very clear – 1,100 times he referred to the Mueller investigation as a witch hunt, he tried to – he fired – he tried to protect Flynn from being investigated by the FBI. He fired Comey in order to stop the Russian thing, as he told NBC News. He – he’s dangled pardons --He’s threat – he’s intimidated witnesses. In public.

He says they have to call witnesses and lay out the evidence before the American people before they can open an impeachment inquiry.
But he says it's obvious the president obstructed justice so ...

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