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More Democrats Call For Impeachment Proceedings Against President Trump

A number of the 2020 Democratic candidates, like their colleagues in Congress, are debating how to hold President Trump accountable for his actions following the release of the Mueller report.

A growing number of Democrats running for President in 2020 say the House of Representatives should begin impeachment proceedings against President Trump.

The latest is Massachusetts Congressman Seth Moulton, who declared his candidacy Tuesday, and in an interview on NPR's Morning Edition, said "we absolutely should be having this debate."

Moulton said he was ready to begin impeachment proceedings last year. "Don't tell me there's not enough to"He is subject to the same laws as the rest of us are and that's why we should move forward with this debate."

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