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Pelosi Ally, Freshmen Democrat Join Calls for Trump Impeachment

Associated Press

   An ally of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a Democrat who flipped a
   Republican district have joined calls for impeachment proceedings
   against President Donald Trump.

   Rep. Jan Schakowsky says in a Twitter video Trump "certainly has
   committed all kinds of offenses that meet the standard" for a formal
   charge by the House.

   Rep. Sean Casten tells the Chicago Sun-Times he wants Congress to use
   "every tool" to investigate Trump, even if that means paying a
   political price in the 2020 elections.

   Both Illinois lawmakers say beginning an impeachment inquiry would give
   the House more legal strength to compel information from a president
   who's pledged not to cooperate.

   They join more than 60 other lawmakers in the 435-member House who've
   called for impeachment. Most Democrats aren't behind the idea.

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