Democrats divided on next course of action

While the Democratic leadership is reluctant to move against Trump, party members are determined that continuing criminal investigations into the president will prove that there are grounds for impeachment

Of all the passages in the heavily redacted version of special counsel Bob Mueller’s 448-page report, US president Donald Trump’s response upon learning of Mueller’s appointment as special counsel is the most vivid. According to the report, Trump, seated at his Oval Office desk, slumped over and moaned; “Oh my God. This is the end of my presidency. I’m fucked.”

The excerpt, which went viral within minutes of the report’s release, instantly launching ...