Harris says Congress should take steps toward impeaching Trump

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Kamala HarrisKamala Devi HarrisBiden campaign says it will not accept support from super PACs Schiff: Only way to deal with Trump is to 'vote his ass out of office' Warren swipes at Biden for 'swanky private fundraiser' MORE (Calif.) said Monday that the House should take steps toward impeaching President TrumpDonald John TrumpPrevention is a critical tool in the fight against addiction USMCA is a needed reprieve from Trump-induced uncertainty Sam Donaldson slams Sarah Sanders: She's had 'a lifetime achievement Oscar for lying' MORE, saying she believes that special counsel Robert MuellerRobert (Bob) Swan MuellerSasse: US should applaud choice of Mueller to lead Russia probe MORE's report revealed evidence of obstruction of justice.

"We have very good reason to believe that there is an investigation that has been conducted which has produced evidence that tells us that this president and his administration engaged in obstruction of justice. I believe Congress should take the steps toward impeachment," Harris said at a CNN town hall in New Hampshire. 

Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election concluded that the Trump campaign did not conspire or coordinate with Russia, but the special counsel did not reach a conclusion on whether Trump obstructed justice.
 
Harris is one of the few 2020 Democratic candidates to call for impeachment. Sen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth Ann WarrenBiden campaign says it will not accept support from super PACs Schiff: Only way to deal with Trump is to 'vote his ass out of office' Moulton: Sanders, Warren too liberal to beat Trump in 2020 MORE (D-Mass.) last week called on the House to start impeachment proceedings, citing a section of Mueller's report in which he wrote that Congress has the authority to conduct obstruction of justice investigations. 
 
Warren, at her own CNN town hall on Monday, defended her call for impeachment, casting the matter as one of civic responsibility rather than political strategy.

Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro and Miramar, Fla., Mayor Wayne MessamWayne Martin MessamDem pollster: Size of 2020 field puts media in bind Warren is 'leading' Dem field in calling for impeachment proceedings, pollster says Media coverage of Trump investigations could hurt Dems, says GOP pollster MORE, both 2020 candidates, have also said they support impeachment proceedings. 

But Democrats on Capitol Hill and other 2020 Democratic candidates are divided on whether to proceed on impeachment, with many voicing concerns about the political ramifications of such a move. 
 
 
 
Pelosi emphasized the need for Democrats to focus on their oversight efforts before jumping to impeachment. 
 
“We don't have to go to articles of impeachment to obtain the facts, the presentation of facts,” she said, according to a person on the call.
 
House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) stood out on among the six committee leaders on the call, saying she is still in favor of impeachment as her panel continues its investigations.
 
Any move on impeachment would almost certainly hit a dead end in the Republican-controlled Senate. 

— Updated April 22 at 11:14 pm