More On-the-Fence Democrats Back Impeachment of Trump
WASHINGTON—More Democrats from competitive House districts said Monday they will back the impeachment of President Trump, putting the effort on track to pass later this week despite some fears that their position could put their seats at risk.
The House plans to vote on Wednesday. With Mr. Trump’s impeachment looking likely, Democratic leaders were also set to announce as early as Monday which members had been suggested as impeachment managers—essentially prosecutors—during the Senate trial, which is expected to kick off in January.
Democrats have largely united behind impeachment. By Monday afternoon, at least 17 from the 31 Democratic-held districts that Mr. Trump won in the 2016 presidential race had announced they would support the abuse-of-power and obstruction of Congress charges, according to a Wall Street Journal survey, with two saying they are opposed.
With the new announcements of support, and assuming no unexpected defections, Democrats have enough votes to impeach the president. While Americans nationally are about evenly split on whether they back impeachment, according to an average of polls by RealClearPolitics, some of the Democrats in the Trump-won districts acknowledged potential political risks.
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