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House Democrats say even though President TrumpDonald John TrumpBrad Pitt quips he has more time to give Oscars speech than John Bolton had to testify Trump under pressure to renew last nuke treaty with Russia Trump to request 6 percent domestic cuts in .8 trillion budget MORE was acquitted in the Senate, that doesnt mean they are going to ease off their investigations into his administration.

Democrats are weighing whether to pursue new leads of possible wrongdoing or press forward with probes that were already underway when an anonymous whistleblower's allegations last year sparked the impeachment inquiry.

But no matter which route they take, Democrats are confident there is more wrongdoing to be uncovered its just a matter of when and how grave.

Donald Trump, I still believe, is a one-man crime wave, and we cant let him get away with all of his other offenses against the Constitution and the people, said Rep. Jamie RaskinJamin (Jamie) Ben RaskinDemocrats to plow ahead with Trump probes post-acquittal Biden leads 2020 pack in congressional endorsements House Oversight committee asks DHS for information on family separation MORE (D-Md.), a member of the House Judiciary Committee.

The House impeached Trump on two charges in December, alleging he withheld nearly $391 million in U.S. aid to Ukraine as leverage to press Kyiv to open investigations to benefit his 2020 reelection, including into former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenTrump under pressure to renew last nuke treaty with Russia In New Hampshire, high anxiety about beating Trump Moderates battle for edge in crowded lane ahead of New Hampshire MORE, one of his main political rivals. Democrats say Trump then sought to cover up his actions.

The GOP-controlled Senate acquitted Trump on Wednesday, with all but one Republican arguing his conduct was not an impeachable offense.

But Democrats, pointing to Trumps recent remarks maintaining that his July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was perfect, have expressed concern that Trump will feel even more untouchable after his acquittal, despite being impeached in the House and admonished by moderate Republican senators.

One day after Trumps acquittal, Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiOutgoing lawmaker laments 'way more hate in this business' Sunday shows - 2020 Democrats make closing arguments in New Hampshire America's bitter divide is the true existential threat MORE (D-Calif.) said the House was awaiting the outcome of several lawsuits previously filed by Democrats, including those targeting Trumps financial records at Deutsche Bank and former White House counsel Don McGahn.

"We will continue to do our oversight, to protect and defend the Constitution," she said during a press conference Thursday, vowing to continue to investigate allegations of administrative wrongdoing, wherever it arises.

The McGahn case goes to the heart of a crucial question for House Democrats: Do they subpoena former national security adviser John BoltonJohn BoltonBrad Pitt quips he has more time to give Oscars speech than John Bolton had to testify New Qatari prime minister means new opportunities Democrats to plow ahead with Trump probes post-acquittal MORE and other witnesses related to the Ukraine saga? Pelosi declined to say if they would.

"Those cases still exist. If there are others that we see as an opportunity, we'll make a judgment at that time," she said. "But we have no plans right now."

Still, other Democrats have eagerly promoted the idea. Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold NadlerJerrold (Jerry) Lewis NadlerAmerica's bitter divide is the true existential threat The betrayal of Democratic voters: Many 'liberals' need Trump to win Nadler says it's 'likely' House will subpoena Bolton MORE (D-N.Y.) said this week thathe would likely pursue Boltons testimony.

House Democrats relentlessly pushed for the Senate to allow witness testimony during Trumps trial, arguing that the White House obstructed their impeachment inquiry at unprecedented levels by not allowing officials both current and former to testify.

Congressional Republicans, meanwhile, argued that doing so would set a dangerous precedent of letting the House rush through its impeachment process and then pass off its responsibilities to the Senate, rather than first battling for key evidence in the courts.

But now that acquittal is in the rearview mirror, the decision about whether to pursue Boltons testimony has been punted back to the House.

If the House decides to pursue Bolton, some Democrats believe they need to be ready for a legal battle and attacks from Republicans, who will characterize the effort as another partisan attempt to go after Trump through congressional investigations instead of at the ballot box.

Some Democrats,such as Rep. Ted LieuTed W. LieuDemocrats to plow ahead with Trump probes post-acquittal Trump Jr. dismisses 'likelihood' of Pelosi praying for Trump with Satan comparison Ted Lieu says he's praying for Trump after National Prayer Breakfast comments MORE (Calif.), said they would support going to court for Boltons testimony, which they say is key.

The Bolton deliberations come just weeks ahead of hisbook release in mid-March.

The New York Times made waves during the Senate trial by reporting that Bolton planned to dish damaging details about not only Trumps contacts with Ukraine but also his contacts with other foreign leaders.

Democrats have noted that they are particularly interested in hearing from the former Trump official after the Times report said Bolton had similarlyvoiced concerns about Trump's contacts with China and Turkey, alleging that his former boss has granted personal favors to the leaders of the two countries.

If you believe the Bolton leaks that this was not the only country that he was acting shady with, then I do think we should learn more about what's going on with Russia. What's going on with Turkey? What's going on with Saudi, North Korea, etc.? said Rep. Eric SwalwellEric Michael SwalwellHouse intelligence briefing on worldwide threat assessment delayed Democrats to plow ahead with Trump probes post-acquittal Swalwell to release book giving 'inside account' of Trump's impeachment MORE (D-Calif.), a member of both the Judiciary and Intelligence panels.

One example in the Times report said Boltons book will detail how Turkish PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdoan asked Trump who ultimately agreed to step in and ask members of his Cabinet to thwart a criminal probe into one of the countrys largest state-owned banks, known as Halkbank.

Democrats say they are going to discuss early next week how to move forward on the Trump probes.

Those are all discussions for next week, said Rep. Mike QuigleyMichael (Mike) Bruce QuigleyDemocrats to plow ahead with Trump probes post-acquittal Transgender detainees need protection a letter from lawmakers doesn't provide it Lawmakers to call on ICE to release all transgender detainees MORE (D-Ill.), a member of the Intelligence panel. Obviously, it's an area of interest.

Democrats aren't the only ones talking about pursuing impeachment-related investigations post-acquittal.

Senate Republicans are vowing to move forward with their investigations into Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden.

Rudy GiulianiRudy GiulianiGraham vows to approach Hunter Biden probe with caution: 'I'm not going to be the Republican Christopher Steele' Sunday shows preview: Top tier 2020 Democrats make their case before New Hampshire primary Democrats to plow ahead with Trump probes post-acquittal MORE, the presidents personal attorney, also said he intends to keep digging up dirt on the presidents political opponents in an effort to uncover corruption in Ukraine, and he encouraged Trump to do the same.

"I would have no problem with him doing it. In fact, I'd have a problem with him not doing it. I think he would be saying that Joe Biden can get away with selling out the United States, making us a fool in the Ukraine, Giulianitold NPR's Steve Inskeepon Tuesday.

Democrats argued that the administrations insistence on going after the Bidens is further reason to keep conducting oversight.

It's pretty rich to hear these complaints from Republicans when they're still demanding Hunter Biden's travel records and Giuliani is still scouring the gutters of Eastern Europe for dirt on Trump's opponents, said freshman Rep. Tom MalinowskiThomas (Tom) MalinowskiDemocrats to plow ahead with Trump probes post-acquittal Sanders, Warren battle for progressive endorsements NJ lawmaker flips endorsement to Biden after Booker drops out MORE (D-N.J.). As far as I'm concerned, the House should keep doing what we've been doing legislating and conducting oversight.

While House Democrats have already used the strongest weapon in their arsenal to check a presidents conduct, they say there is nothing in the Constitution to stop them from impeaching again if the presidents behavior is serious enough to warrant such a response.

Any future prospects for impeachment will depend on a mixture of the gravity of the offense and then the imminent danger to democracy and the election, Raskin said. If the president insists upon violating the Constitution to try to fix this election, he is going to find his met his match in the House of Representatives. We're not gonna put up with that.

Embarking on a second impeachment effort would not only be unprecedented; it also would undoubtedly invite fierce political blowback.

Such a move is also considered unlikely, with Democrats noting that Pelosi was initially reluctant to take on impeachment in the first place.

For now, Democrats are bracing to see what the president does next.

I'm a big believer ... that we didn't just happen to stumble upon one time in his presidency that he happened to act corruptly, Swalwell told The Hill. A leopard doesn't change its spots.

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