President Trump 'abused his power to improperly put his thumb on the scale for the election': Rep. Zoe Lofgren

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House Judiciary Committee member Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., is interviewed on "This Week.", abusing his presidential power in a way similar to President Richard Nixon, said House Judiciary Committee member Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., on ABC's"This Week."

"In the case of President Trump, not only has he abused his power to improperly put his thumb on the scale for the election, he used a foreign power to do it. And that really hits all of the buttons that the founding fathers were concerned about," Lofgren told ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos on Sunday.

"The Constitution says, the Congress shall have the sole authority when it comes to impeachment. And so the question is, with the evidence we have, can we make a sound conclusion? I think we can," the California Democrat added.criticized Democrats' standards"What is so dizzying, George, is the evolving standard for impeachment from Democrats.

Both representatives serve on the House Judiciary Committee, the congressional panel tasked with drawing up articles of impeachment against the president.

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