Geee Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 The Hill The top attorney for House Democrats is poised to play a key role in determining whether Democrats begin impeachment proceedings against President Trump. Even though some of House counsel Douglas Letter's legal fights are on topics like ObamaCare and border wall funding, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has pointed to the lawsuits surrounding subpoenas for Trump’s private records as laying the foundation necessary for possible impeachment proceedings. Whether to formally initiate impeachment will be left up to House Democrats, but the information Letter is seeking in court is being teed up as crucial to that decision. However, it’s unlikely that the pressure is weighing too heavily on Letter, former colleagues told The Hill. “I think he’s reveling in it,” said Bob Loeb, who served as Letter’s deputy at the Department of Justice (DOJ). “He loves the big cases, he loves important matters. And I think he’s energized,” added Loeb, who is now an appellate partner at Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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