Author: Emily Stewart / Source: Vox
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is signing up to impeach President Donald Trump in the wake of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report.
In a series of tweets on Thursday after the report was released, the first-term Democrat said she would sign on to an impeachment resolution introduced by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and called on Congress to investigate potential obstruction of justice by the president.
Ocasio-Cortez said that while she understands the “political reality of the Senate” and election considerations, “I cannot see a reason for us to abdicate from our constitutionally mandated responsibility to investigate.
”“Many know I take no pleasure in discussions of impeachment. I didn’t campaign on it, [and] rarely discuss it unprompted,” Ocasio-Cortez continued. “We all prefer working on our priorities: pushing Medicare for all, tackling student loans, [and] a Green New Deal. But the report squarely puts this on our doorstep.”
Mueller’s report is clear in pointing to Congress’ responsibility in investigating obstruction of justice by the President.
It is our job as outlined in Article 1, Sec 2, Clause 5 of the US Constitution.
As such, I’ll be signing onto @RashidaTlaib’s impeachment resolution. https://t.co/CgPZJiULOL
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC)
Many know I take no pleasure in discussions of impeachment. I didn’t campaign on it, & rarely discuss it unprompted.
We all prefer working on our priorities: pushing Medicare for All, tackling student loans, & a Green New Deal.
But the report squarely puts this on our doorstep.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC)
Tlaib, who in January made headlines for declaring, “We’re going to impeach that motherfucker!” at a celebration after being sworn into Congress, in March put forth a resolution calling on the House Judiciary Committee to probe whether Trump committed impeachable offenses. At the time, just one other Democrat — Rep. Al Green (D-TX) — signed on.
But after the release of the Mueller report, it appears that the idea of impeaching Trump among some congressional Democrats might be picking up steam.
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) also backed Tlaib on Thursday….
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