Rep. Meadows and other GOP lawmakers met with senior DOJ officials on Capitol Hill Wednesday to discuss the ongoing production of Spygate documents.
According to FOX News, Rep. Meadows did not discuss Rosenstein’s impeachment in Wednesday’s meeting with DOJ officials. “That would be inappropriate,” said Meadows.
Chairman Meadows is however, consulting with House GOP leadership over the next steps on a potential contempt/impeachment resolution for DAG Rosenstein.
BREAKING UPDATE: House Republicans introduced articles of impeachment against DAG Rosenstein via FOX News:
A group of 11 House Republicans introduced articles of impeachment against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Wednesday evening.
The impeachment articles accuse Rosenstein of intentionally withholding documents and information from Congress, failure to comply with congressional subpoenas and abuse of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
FOX News’ Chad Pergram reported: Colleague Catherine Herridge rpts Meadows will consult with House GOP leadership over the next steps on a potential contempt/impeachment resolution for Dep AG Rosenstein
Colleague Catherine Herridge rpts Meadows will consult with House GOP leadership over the next steps on a potential contempt/impeachment resolution for Dep AG Rosenstein
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) July 25, 2018
Pergram: Colleague Catherine Herridge rpts Peter Strzok will be recalled
Colleague Catherine Herridge rpts Peter Strzok will be recalled
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) July 25, 2018
The one challenge Meadows is facing right now is since the House leaves for one month break on Thursday, an impeachment resolution introduced Wednesday “probably would expire.”
Meadows says if he files an impeachment resolution now…since the House leaves town for more than a month Thursday, the resolution “probably would expire.” It should be noted that “privileged” resolutions must ripen within two legislative days. But if the House is gone..
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) July 25, 2018
FOX News Congress reporter Chad Pergram says there is another strategy Meadows could use–the same one Meadows used in July of 2015 to get rid of then-Speaker John Boehner.
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If Meadows & others are serious about impeachment Rosenstein, they could ask for an immediate vote. But if they don’t demand a vote, they could let the issue percolate over August, with the threat of forcing an impeachment vote in the fall.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) July 25, 2018
For clues to how Meadows could try impeachment effort on Rosenstein, look to his “vacate the chair” resolution in July ’15. On July 28 ’15, Meadows intro’d a resolution to essentially take a no-confidence vote on Boehner. But Meadows never allowed the resolution to go “live.”
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) July 25, 2018
Meadows resolution to “vacate the chair” w/Boehner in ’15 withered on the vine. It infuriated some GOPers. But other GOPers applauded Meadows. The threat was that Meadows would try again in the fall. Meadows didn’t have to. Boehner resigned that October
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) July 25, 2018
GOP Congressmen are fed up with Rosenstein’s continued stonewalling of their probe of the FBI’s and DOJ’s corruption, Spygate and Russiagate during the 2016 election.
I just filed a resolution with @Jim_Jordan and several colleagues to impeach Rod Rosenstein. The DOJ has continued to hide information from Congress and repeatedly obstructed oversight–even defying multiple Congressional subpoenas.
We have had enough.
— Mark Meadows (@RepMarkMeadows) July 25, 2018
