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With the release of the Special Counsel report reiterating that there was no collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, and at least partially explaining why there was no charge on obstruction, the next concern for ABC and CBS was the status of Democratic efforts to impeach the President.
CBS Evening News closed out their Mueller Report coverage with a segment designed to only highlight the reaction from Congressional Democrats. As they were wrapping up that segment, anchor Jeff Glor simply asked chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes: “what are Democrats saying about impeachment right now?”
Cordes seemed to lament that there was nothing in the works right now, but seemed optimistic Democrats could find something with enough digging:
Well, it appears to be off the table for now, especially because the President wasn't found to be charged with anything. But there are still seven committees in the House alone that are looking into potential wrongdoing by the President and his administration. And the Democrats who lead some of those committees, Jeff, said just because the President's actions weren't found to be criminal doesn't mean they weren't improper and worthy of more scrutiny.
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