Beto O'Rourke: 'We should begin impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump. Not something that I take lightly. It's an incredibly serious, sober decision. ... Really the last resort, when every other option has failed us.' CNNTownHall
The former congressman from Texas said impeachment is"not something that I take lightly.""It is an incredibly serious, sober decision to make as a country," he said.O'Rourke has previously called for Trump's impeachment. He said Tuesday that Democrats should not worry -- as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said -- that doing so could energize Trump's base ahead of the 2020 election.
Read MoreHe said Democrats should"look past those short-term consequences" and focus on obtaining documents and evidence. The only way to do so, he said is to"compel the testimony, the furnishing of those documents, through impeachment proceedings."At stake, O'Rourke said, are the"very sanctity of the ballot box and the very future of the world's greatest democracy.
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