Prosecutor rejects Trump's innocence and increases pressure by impeachment

Pre-presidential candidates for the Democratic Party have publicly called for the opening of the process

Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller broke a two-year silence yesterday and said his report of an investigation into a supposed collusion of Donald Trump'selection campaign   with Russia in 2016 did not relieve the president of responding to crimes. The statements have increased the pressure for Democrats to initiate impeachment in the House.

Democratic presidential contenders Cory Booker, Kirsten Gillibrand and Pete Buttigieg have publicly called for the opening of the process.

"Congress has a moral and legal obligation to initiate impeachment proceedings immediately," said Booker, who is a New Jersey senator. "This is as close to an indication of impeachment we will get," Buttigieg, Indiana's mayor, tweeted.

Senator Vermont and pre-candidate Bernie Sanders did not publicly back a recall but said that if the House Judiciary Committee "deems necessary," it will support their "decision to open an impeachment investigation."

For now, however, there is still resistance among Congressional leaders. House Speaker Democrat Nancy Pelosi has calmed the mood within her party in recent months and yesterday kept her tone on the possibility of a recall.

Jerry Nadler, chair of the Judiciary Committee, has also been attuned to Pelosi. Both defended that the Congress go deep in investigations on Trump, but they did not clearly defend an impeachment. "It's up to Congress to respond to the president's lies, crimes and irregularities," Nadler said.

In the last two months, the shadow of Mueller's investigation left the White House and hovered over the Democrats. Since the special prosecutor concluded the investigation, the opposition faces a deadlock.

On the one hand, the conclusions are serious enough that the constituency faithful to the Democrats and critic to Trump leave the history behind. On the other hand, party leaders understand that stopping debating local issues to invest in impeachment can lead to population exhaustion and, if the process is unsuccessful, the opposition will wear out on the eve of the election.

Although Mueller made it clear that he did not clear the president, Trump went on to repeat that no sufficient evidence was collected to incriminate him. "Nothing changes in relation to Mueller's report. There was insufficient evidence and, in our country, the person is innocent. The case is over! "Trumpled Trump.

Mueller emphasized in his statement information already contained in the report and stated that "there were multiple and systematic efforts of interference" in the American elections. "It is important that the report speaks for itself. He is my testimony and I will not say anything besides what is written on it. "

"If we were sure that the president did not commit a crime, we would have said that," he said, warning that the country's constitution prevents him from making any formal accusation against the Republican.

The pressure for impeachment provoked reactions in the White House. A spokeswoman, Sarah Sanders, said the government was prepared for it, but the "American people" did not deserve a deposition process.

"Every minute that Congress spends on this is not spent on infrastructure, it is not spent on reducing drug prices, it is not spent in Iran, China, North Korea, on new trade agreements. It's a disservice, "he said.

Throughout the afternoon, the American press analyzed the possibility of impeachment. A poll released on May 1 shows that most Democratic voters support the opening of the process based on the investigation report.

But when added to Republican and independent voters, 53% of Americans are against impeachment, 39% are in favor and 8% are undecided.

"Democratic leaders in the House do not want impeachment. They know they will need to fight to keep the seats they have won from Republicans in 2018. And impeachment will not happen in the Senate, "said Gary Nordlinger, a professor at George Washington University. "It's not like at Watergate, where we had the voice of Richard Nixon recorded planning obstruction of justice."

Currently, Democrats concentrate the majority of seats in the Chamber of Deputies, even more are a minority in the Senate.