House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said Tuesday that Democratic lawmakers plan to move forward with their investigation of President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE over his firing of former FBI Director James Comey James Brien ComeyDemocrats fear Russia interference could spoil bid to retake Senate Book: FBI sex crimes investigator helped trigger October 2016 public probe of Clinton emails Trump jabs at FBI director over testimony on Russia, antifa MORE in 2017.

In an interview with CNN's "New Day," Clyburn said Democrats on the House Oversight and Reform Committee and the House Judiciary Committee would continue their efforts to investigate whether Trump obstructed justice with Comey's firing. Trump, at the time, said his firing of Comey was related to the former FBI director's investigation into Russia's election interference and possible coordination between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin.

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“The question [of] obstruction of justice is still on the table. And that is something these committees will get into," Clyburn said, adding that he had spoken with Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler Jerrold (Jerry) Lewis NadlerSchumer: 'Nothing is off the table' if GOP moves forward with Ginsburg replacement Top Democrats call for DOJ watchdog to probe Barr over possible 2020 election influence House passes bill to protect pregnant workers MORE (D-N.Y.) and Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings Elijah Eugene CummingsBlack GOP candidate accuses Behar of wearing black face in heated interview Overnight Health Care: US won't join global coronavirus vaccine initiative | Federal panel lays out initial priorities for COVID-19 vaccine distribution | NIH panel: 'Insufficient data' to show treatment touted by Trump works House Oversight Democrats to subpoena AbbVie in drug pricing probe MORE (D-Md.). "They will get into that," he added.

Clyburn said that, as a member of other committees, his immediate focus would remain on fixing problems in the health care system involving the Affordable Care Act, as well as reaching out to Republicans on an infrastructure bill.

"It may be that [those investigations] are chapter five, six [in the story]," Clyburn said. "But let's get to chapter two and three at this point."

.@WhipClyburn says committees still need to focus on the Mueller report.



“The question is obstruction of justice is still on the table. And that is something these committees will get into.” https://t.co/50vQjeXpR0 pic.twitter.com/I84k0l5Loi — New Day (@NewDay) March 26, 2019

Clyburn's comments come days after special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE submitted his final conclusions to Attorney General William Barr Bill BarrProsecutor says no charges in Michigan toilet voting display Judge rules Snowden to give up millions from book, speeches The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - Washington on edge amid SCOTUS vacancy MORE on his investigation into Russia's election interference and possible obstruction of justice by the president. Barr, in a four-page summary, said Mueller did not conclude Trump had obstructed justice, but added that the report did not exonerate Trump.

Other Democrats have left open the possibility of continuing investigations against the president even with no intent of finding evidence of criminality.

“We may still have some responsibility to examine the conduct at issue here, even if it doesn’t rise to the level of criminality,” Rep. David Cicilline David Nicola CicillineClark rolls out endorsements in assistant Speaker race Races heat up for House leadership posts The folly of Cicilline's 'Glass-Steagall for Tech' MORE (R.I.) said Monday.