"I believe that the time has come for the Judiciary Committee to open a formal impeachment inquiry and collect the evidence necessary to build a strong case against President Trump," Rep. Peter DeFazio of Oregon explained in a statement . "His presidency is a danger to our national security and a threat to our democracy."

Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware joined him , saying in a statement, "While I believe we must continue pursuing oversight through the six committees of jurisdiction in the House while also pursuing the facts in the courts, I believe opening an impeachment inquiry gives us firmer legal ground on which to stand."

DeFazio and Blunt Rochester, along with Rep. Katherine Clark of Massachusetts, became the 94th, 95th and 96th Democrats -- out of 97 House members (Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan is the other) to come out in favor of impeachment, according to CNN's running count

Which is not insignificant! But it is well short of the sort of avalanche of calls for impeachment that some Democrats -- particularly liberals -- had hoped to see in the aftermath of Mueller's testimony. That hope was based on the idea that hearing the former special counsel elucidate the findings of Mueller's 448-page report would drive home -- to members of Congress and their constituents -- the depth and breadth of Trump's wrongdoing, triggering a dam-breaking series of impeachment calls.