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April 22, 2019

Sen. Elizabeth Warren Calls on Congress to Impeach President Trump
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On Friday, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren became the first 2020
Democratic presidential hopeful to call for impeachment proceedings
against President Trump over what she called his repeated efforts to
obstruct the Mueller investigation.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren: "I took an oath to the Constitution of the United
States. And the Constitution makes clear that the accountability for the
president lies through Congress, and that's the impeachment process."

Mueller left whether President Trump should be indicted or found guilty
of obstruction of justice to Congress. Another Democratic presidential
candidate, former HUD Secretary Julián Castro, said it would be
"perfectly reasonable" for Congress to begin impeachment hearings. House
progressives, including prominent freshman lawmakers Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib, have called for Trump's impeachment.
That contrasts with senior Democrats, including House Majority Leader
Steny Hoyer, who said last week impeachment is "not worthwhile at this
point."


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