NY Dem Suozzi warns party against impeaching Trump again: Waste of time

Long Island Rep.Tom Suozzi (D-NY) is warning Democrats not to blow their new political momentum by rushing to impeach President Trump, calling the prospect a “waste of time” that would turn off voters.“Democrats have got to not squander this opportunity.

They won.Now what?” the newly reelected Democrat said during an appearance on radio’s “Cats Roundtable.”Democrats are expected to use their new majorities to launch sweeping investigations into the Trump administration, including over its handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, the president’s family business dealings, the White House ballroom project and the administration’s policies surrounding the war with Iran.Democrats will have expanded subpoena powers and the ability to hold hearings examining alleged abuses of power and corruption, potentially laying the groundwork for a third impeachment of Trump.Suozzi urged his party to prioritize kitchen-table issues like affordability and the economy rather than make impeachment a central focus of their newly gained congressional power.“You’ve got to spend 75% of your time on affordability and fixing the problems we face, and 25% of your time on your constitutional mandate to do oversight,” he said.“But it would be stupid to rush into … impeachment,” Suozzi added.

“That would be a waste of time.It would turn everybody off.

Focus on solving problems that affect real people’s lives.”The moderate Dem also implored his fellow party members to pursue bipartisan solutions and resist pressure from the party’s progressive wing to move further left.“We are capitalists, not socialists.We’re for safety, not lawlessness.

We’re mainstream, not extreme.We’re proud, not ashamed, of America,” Suozzi said.Suozzi argued his party needs to return its traditional working-class roots and focus on rebuilding the middle class, saying Americans should be able to afford a home, raise a family, maintain health insurance and retire comfortably a...