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Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren has navigated 2 impeachments; she isn't eager for a Trump inquiry

WASHINGTON - Only one House Democrat was on Capitol Hill the two times in modern U.S. history when Congress moved to impeach a president - and Rep. Zoe Lofgren says she's not eager to go through it again.

As House Democrats wrestle with whether to pursue an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, the San Jose Democrat has emerged as a leader of the mostly silent majority that is nervous about trying to remove the president.

Lofgren's skepticism about opening an impeachment inquiry underscores the tough climb ahead for supporters of impeachment. She argues that a convincing case for

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