Person sets self on fire outside the White House

A man on fire was seen outside the White House on Wednesday. It appears the a man had set himself on fire. The Secret Service confirmed on Twitter the victim was a man and had set himself on fire on the Ellipse near 15th and Constitution Ave. First aid to victim was administered. At approximately 12:20 p.m. a man lit himself on fire on the Ellipse near 15th and Constitution Ave.,

Secret Service personnel are on scene assisting @NatlParkService and @usparkpolicepio in rendering first aid. The saddest thing I’ve ever seen. A person set themselves on fire in the park at the south lawn of the Whitehouse. Please pray for their soul pic.twitter.com/OjTL0kGWa7

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John Brennan: Robert Mueller's public address amplifies 'cry for impeachment

Former CIA Director John Brennan said special counsel Robert Mueller's public message Wednesday will escalate calls for impeaching President Trump. “I think Bob Mueller’s public statement today is going to give momentum to those who want to move forward with impeachment hearings,” Brennan said on MSNBC. “I think there can be no doubt about Mr. Mueller’s message that the obstruction of justice issue is not resolved, and that there needs to be follow-up action on it.” “I do think it’s going to give some additional momentum to them, whether or not they’re going to decide to do it,” the vocal Trump critic added. "This is not just a legal issue, it’s a political issue and obviously there are political considerations. I think the cry for impeachment is going to increase, and it’s going to be interesting to see how the White House and Mr. Trump reacts to a very clear, and I believe, very pointed statement by Bob Mueller.”

In his first and only public address about his 22-month-long Russia investigation, Mueller refused to clear Trump of obstruction of justice even though he declined to make a determination on the matter. "As set forth in the report after that investigation, if we had had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime we would have said so," he said. Citing longstanding Department of Justice policy, Mueller said charging a sitting president with a crime was not an option his team could consider and noted that charging Trump would be unconstitutional. Attorney General William Barr said he and former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein concluded there was insufficient evidence to establish a crime.

Some Democrats, including Sen. Kamala Harris, immediately seized on the speech by calling for impeachment. "What Robert Mueller basically did was return an impeachment referral. Now it is up to Congress to hold this president accountable. We need to start impeachment proceedings. It's our constitutional obligation," the 2020 candidate tweeted. Rank-and-file Democrats in the House have been pressuring a resistant leadership to pursue impeachment proceedings against Trump, emboldened by the release of Mueller's report, which laid out 10 instances of possible obstruction of justice that his team examined. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed back on these calls, saying last week that Trump "wants to be impeached" so that a Republican-controlled Senate can vindicate him. Instead, leadership prefers to focus on a bevy of investigations looking into Trump, his finances, and his inner circle.

Trump reacted to Mueller's address by insisting he is in the clear. "Nothing changes from the Mueller Report. There was insufficient evidence and therefore, in our Country, a person is innocent. The case is closed! Thank you," he tweeted.

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Democratic leadership sidestep impeachment calls after Mueller press conference

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi remained mum Wednesday about the prospect of President Trump's impeachment. The California Democrat's resistance against some members of her conference to begin proceedings to forcibly remove Trump from office comes after special counsel Robert Mueller faced the press regarding the federal Russia investigation.

“Special Counsel Mueller made clear that he did not exonerate the President when he stated, ‘If we had confidence that the President clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said so,'" the speaker, 79, said in a statement. "He stated that the decision not to indict stemmed directly from the Department of Justice’s policy that a sitting President cannot be indicted. Despite Department of Justice policy to the contrary, no one is above the law — not even the President."

Pelosi, however, said Congress "holds sacred its constitutional responsibility to investigate" and keep Trump "accountable for his abuse of power." She also pushed election reforms passed by the House in March, which have yet to be considered by the Republican-controlled Senate. Pelosi's reticence toward impeachment was parroted in Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's statement, who additionally said congressional oversight should continue "without interference or stonewalling."

“Mr. Mueller made clear today that the Russians interfered in our elections, the wellspring of our democracy. If President Trump and Congress don’t do anything, it will be worse in 2020 and yet, inexplicably, Sen. McConnell and the Republicans in the Senate are blocking bipartisan election security legislation, despite Democrats’ repeated calls to protect our democracy from interference — by Russia or any other foreign adversary," the New York Democrat said. While House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., indicated Wednesday he supports probes of Trump, his 2016 campaign, and the president's business dealings, a high-ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary panel joined the growing chorus advocating for Nadler to take next steps toward Trump's ouster. "The next step is for the House Judiciary Committee to open an impeachment inquiry to formally begin consideration of whether or not articles of impeachment should be filed," Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., wrote in series of tweets. "The opening of this inquiry will allow the Committee to collect evidence, compel the attendance of witnesses, and decide how to proceed."

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It will be interesting to find out who this was..and if there is an underlying message here.

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