'I think we're on the road to impeachment,' says Rep. ericswalwell. 'It's certainly not a road anyone chose to go down, but it's one we may have to go down to save our country.'
As they held a conference call to consider the Mueller report on Monday, party leaders in the House tried to resist falling into the same trap as Republicans who tried to oust President Bill Clinton and paid a heavy short-term political price.
Tim Ryan: Pretty clear Trump obstructed 02:18Trump's defenders argue that Mueller's failure to establish conspiracy between the President's 2016 campaign team and Russia and lack of a decision on whether Trump obstructed justice mean that impeachment would be a frivolous and unjustified process. Some are also warning Democrats they would face a backlash if they go ahead.
Sen Elizabeth Warren calls for House to start impeachment proceedings against Trump 02:36Polling may support Lynch's position since there is no data that suggests the Mueller report is the top issue for voters on either side of the political divide. Given the polarization of the Trump era, Mueller's conclusions are also unlikely to change the voting preferences of the most committed partisans.
George Conway calls for Trump's impeachment 03:47But many top Democrats seem to have made up their minds on impeachment even before the redacted Mueller report was released last Thursday.Pelosi said earlier this year that such a step was"not worth it," and her deputy Steny Hoyer told CNN last week that the best way to deal with Trump was to beat him in an election.
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