Investigating the president was a key campaign promise for Democrats in the midterms. Now that they're in control of the House, they're keeping their word.
House Judiciary Chair Jerry Nadler requested on Monday a slew of documents from more than 80 people and entities related to the president, including Donald Trump Jr., the Justice Department and the Trump Organization. Although Nadler said now is not the time for impeachment, the document requests coming out of his committee have raised questions.
Ahead of the 2020 election, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi seems to be distancing the Democratic party from the issue of impeachment — an issue that could divide the already crowded Democratic field. For the Republicans, a new poll shows President Donald Trump still has high approval ratings on his side of the aisle. With support from 88 percent of Republicans, the president doesn't have much of a party problem going into 2020. Or does he?
Jim Braude is joined by Lylah Alphonse, managing editor for U.S. News and World Report, and Charlie Chieppo, senior fellow at the Pioneer Institute, to discuss.
