Pelosi Tells Lawmakers Holding Trump Accountable Can Happen Without Impeachment - Letter

US Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi told House Democrats in a letter on Monday that President Donald Trump can be held accountable for his misconduct without holding impeachment proceedings

WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 22nd April, 2019) US Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi told House Democrats in a letter on Monday that President Donald Trump can be held accountable for his misconduct without holding impeachment proceedings.

"It is also important to know that the facts regarding holding the President accountable can be gained outside of impeachment hearings," Pelosi said in the letter.

Pelosi will have a conference call with the chairs of the House committee later on Monday at 5:00 p.m. EST (9:00 p.m. GMT) to discuss the status of their review of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report and what to do next, the letter said.

The Mueller report, which was released on Thursday by the Justice Department, found no evidence of collusion between Trump and his campaign with Russia in the 2016 US presidential election campaign. However, Mueller described ten episodes that may constitute obstruction of justice by the US president.

US Attorney General said on Thursday that the evidence provided in the Mueller report was insufficient to constitute an obstruction of justice offense.