Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) reaffirmed on Friday his rejection of potential impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump in the aftermath of Robert Mueller’s redacted Russia probe report.
According to the Associated Press, Booker said that talk of impeachment is premature.
“There’s a lot more investigation that should go on before Congress comes to any conclusions like that,” said the 2020 Democratic candidate.
Booker made similar comments on Thursday after the report was released. When asked by a reporter if there should be a conversation about impeachment right now, he responded “No.”
“I think right now we need to continue this investigation,” said Booker. “Mueller should come before and testify.”
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) was the first (and so far the only) 2020 presidential candidate to call for Trump’s impeachment after the Justice Department released Mueller’s redacted report.
Watch Booker’s remarks on Thursday below, courtesy of The Hill:
Question: "Do you think there should be a conversation about impeachment right now?"
Sen. Cory Booker: "No." pic.twitter.com/NbrZq4eVkR
— The Hill (@thehill) April 20, 2019
That would be the wrong answer, Cory. You should be pushing aggressively for accountability and say that impeachment is on the table. Easiest way to discredit Trump in a good economy is to call him a crook, point to the Mueller Report to prove it and call for impeachment following hearings. It’s like playing with house money.
No Corey. The House should begin an impeachment inquiry, educate the voters to Trump’s flagrant abuses of power, and then impeach.
Here’s the thing, it’s not too early.
Well, wait for the unredacted report, but if that is going to be delayed for 3 months to a year, then impeach him.
If the purpose of the impeachment is for doing something wrong, impeach him now.
If the purpose of the impeachment is a political ploy to get more votes, then delay until 2020 to impeach him to try to raise outrage and keep feeding it to until the election. The thing is, this approach is hollow bullshit and pretty much all of the target sway-able voters will see it as such. In my not humble opinion.
You are too careful, Booker, and wrong. How can it be too early when it’s a mere 18 months to the election? Now is the moment - people are mad now. At the very least, Cory, you should have said that he should resign. He should not be in office.
If they don’t at least initiate, after this incredibly damning report, they run a higher risk at this point, I believe. People want to see at least one-part of one branch standing up to this POS and following the law. His waffling is not a good look.