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Steny Hoyer Said Impeachment ‘Is Not Worthwhile,’ Left-Wingers Freaked

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) reacted to the release of the Mueller report by arguing impeachment ‘is not worthwhile.’ That did not sit well with much of the left.

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House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) reacted to the release of the Robert Mueller report on Thursday by arguing impeachment of President Trump “is not worthwhile.” His two-sentence comment to CNN ignited a furor on the left, rankling those who predictably interpreted the report as further cause for impeachment efforts.

“Based on what we have seen to date, going forward on impeachment is not worthwhile at this point,” Hoyer told Dana Bash. “Very frankly, there is an election in 18 months and the American people will make a judgment.”

Hoyer’s apparent signal that Democratic leadership, like most of the rest of the country, is prepared to move on from the special counsel investigation didn’t sit well with a host of anti-Trump commentators. For a sampling of the backlash, see the tweets below. And expect the tension between Democratic leadership and the party’s progressive wing to escalate.

https://twitter.com/jonfavs/status/1118965144623534080

https://twitter.com/drvox/status/1118969533379702784

https://twitter.com/KatzOnEarth/status/1118971829169926144

https://twitter.com/owillis/status/1118981985760890880

https://twitter.com/seankent/status/1118973667449475072

https://twitter.com/rossacrosswi/status/1118993101014675458

https://twitter.com/aleksnotalex/status/1118969194530390017