This week the first Republican, Rep. Justin  Amash, came out for impeaching Trump. While Trump allies sought to  attack and punish Amash to avoid further defections, momentum grew among  the House Democratic caucus for impeachment hearings. Feeling the  pressure Speaker Nancy Pelosi defended staying focused on policy, but  directly attacked Trump for a “cover-up,” leading Trump to storm out of a  scheduled meeting with Democratic leaders, saying he refused to work  with them until they stop investigating him. The two leaders publicly  battled, as altered videos of Pelosi appeared online, a redux of false  attacks on Hillary Clinton’s mental acumen used in 2016.

In authoritarian-type moves, Trump granted his  attorney general alarming powers to investigate the investigators. Trump  bypassed Congress, invoking a national emergency again to sell weapons  to Saudi Arabia, and “joked” about serving up to five terms in office.  Trump continued to stonewall House oversight as Trump prevented Don  McGahn from testifying, and appealed rulings thwarting his efforts to  block the release of financial documents from Mazars USA and Deutsche  Bank.

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