Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib is circulating a letter to her colleagues asking them to support an investigation into whether President Trump committed high crimes and misdemeanors.
Tlaib infamously pledged to 'impeach the motherf**ker' her first week in office, and now, she's taking steps to do it, asking Democratic lawmakers to attach their names to a resolution that would formally begin the process.
Among the possible crimes that Tlaib wants investigated: indirect and direct payments to the president or his businesses or regulatory approval that would benefit foreign governments.
The freshman congresswoman also wants the House of Representatives to look into former Trump attorney Michael Cohen's claims that the president directed him to pay off women prior to the 2016 election.
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib is circulating a letter to her colleagues asking them to support an investigation into whether President Trump committed high crimes and misdemeanors
Tlaib says a review of the special counsel's evidence on obstruction of justice is also necessary.
Congressional committees are already probing Donald Trump's businesses, and lawmakers leading panels with jurisdiction over the Justice Department and intelligence community have pledged to pick through Mueller's findings looking for links to crimes that the president or his associates may have committed that were outside the scope of the Russian meddling investigation.
They are asking Attorney General William Barr to come before Congress to explain his conclusion that Trump did not obstruct justice when he fired former FBI Director James Comey and met with Russian officials the very next day in the Oval Office.
Tlaib infamously pledged to 'impeach the motherf**ker' her first week in office, and now, she's taking steps to do it
Some lawmakers have said they want to Mueller to testify on the report he turned into the Justice Department. It has not been released to the public or Congress.
Barr told legislators in a letter that Mueller did not reach a determination on obstruction, leaving the task to himself and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
Tlaib's office was unavailable for comment on Tuesday morning on the resolution she put forward a day after Barr provided lawmakers with principle takeaways from the special
