Washington • House Democrats can’t have it both ways. Either they’re impeaching President Trump or they’re not — and it looks like they’re not.
Why Congress is not fulfilling what would seem to be its constitutional duty has nothing to do with the merits of the case against Trump, who adds to the list of his impeachable offenses almost daily. It has everything to do with a political calculation that I hope Democrats do not come to regret.
Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., said this week that his panel is “examining the various malfeasances of the president with the view toward possibly … recommending articles of impeachment to the House.