“It's the only way that we're going to get to the facts necessary to have that accountability and justice,” the Democratic 2020 presidential candidate said.
Democratic 2020 presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke called on members of Congress to make the"serious, sober decision" to start impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump.
"It's an incredibly serious, sober decision that we should make as a country—really, the last resort when every other option has failed us," he said. "If we do nothing because we are afraid of the polls or the politics or the repercussions in the next election, then we will have set a precedent for this country that, in fact, some people, because of the position of power and public trust that they hold, are above the law," he said.
Asked to respond to Pelosi's concerns at Tuesday's town hall, O'Rourke said he believed lawmakers must"look beyond the politics" and move forward with the impeachment process.
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