WASHINGTON - Democratic leaders in Congress have argued that impeaching President Donald Trump is a political mistake as the 2020 election nears. But he warned in the same interview that Trump could try to exact political gains from any impeachment effort. Two others, Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton and California Rep. Eric Swalwell, also have supported the start of the impeachment process. If the House did vote to impeach Trump, the Constitution requires a two-thirds majority of the Senate to support conviction in order to remove the president from office. Given the slim likelihood of that, it’s no surprise to Democrats outside the nation’s capital that impeachment isn’t gaining steam among the candidates.

Source: thestar May 26, 2019 13:18 UTC