House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler Jerrold (Jerry) Lewis NadlerDemocrats shoot down talk of expanding Supreme Court Schumer: '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 MORE (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday that “it may very well come to” launching an impeachment inquiry into President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE, depending on the findings of the House’s various investigations.

“We are going to go step by step. First, we’re investigating all the things we would investigate frankly in an impeachment inquiry. We are starting with the Mueller report, which shows, I think it shows ample evidence of multiple crimes of obstruction of justice and abuse of power,” Nadler told said on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.”

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Asked why the House would wait to launch an impeachment inquiry, Nadler told Blitzer, “Right now, there doesn't appear to be the support for it,” although he demurred on whether he was referring to his caucus or the public. A recent CNN poll found outright impeachment is favored by 41 percent of respondents.

An impeachment inquiry is distinct from the impeachment process, and involves an investigation of potential "high crimes and misdemeanors" that form the basis of impeachment. Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiHoyer: House should vote on COVID-19 aid — with or without a bipartisan deal Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose at Supreme Court McCarthy threatens motion to oust Pelosi if she moves forward with impeachment MORE (D-Calif.) has consistently opposed impeachment.

Nadler added that support “may develop” but “right now, we have to get the facts out. we have to educate the American people, because after all, the American people have been lied to consistently by the president, by the attorney general, who have misrepresented what was in the Mueller report.”

He reiterated his call for the special counsel to testify about his findings before Congress. Mueller has said he does not wish to testify and said in a rare public statement last week that his report speaks for him, but Nadler speculated Mueller “may give new information without realizing it” in testifying before Congress. Nadler told Blitzer it “may come to” formally subpoenaing Mueller.

Nadler also affirmed that a full House vote on a contempt resolution for Attorney General William Barr Bill BarrHarris faces pivotal moment with Supreme Court battle Hillicon Valley: DOJ proposes tech liability shield reform to Congress | Treasury sanctions individuals, groups tied to Russian malign influence activities | House Republican introduces bill to set standards for self-driving cars McCarthy threatens motion to oust Pelosi if she moves forward with impeachment MORE would proceed as scheduled on June 11 unless “they give us a very good faith offer, which I can’t imagine they would do” to see Mueller’s full, unredacted report.