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Trump Impeachment: Where 2020 Democratic Candidates Stand

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Robert Mueller’s public remarks Wednesday intensified Democrats’ debate about whether to impeach President Donald Trump after the special counsel said his report didn’t exonerate the president.Mueller said Justice Department guidelines prohibit him from charging or accusing a sitting president, an implicit reference to Congress’s impeachment powers.

“The Constitution requires a process other than the criminal justice system to formally accuse a sitting president of wrongdoing,” Mueller said.

Here’s where the major 2020 Democratic presidential candidates stand on the issue:

Joe Biden, former Vice President

POSITION: Resisting impeachment, wants Congress to investigate

WHAT HE’S SAID: “What the Congress should do, and they are doing, is investigate that. And if in fact they block the investigation, they have no alternative but to go to the only other constitutional resort they have, is impeachment. But my job in the meantime is to make sure he’s not back as president of the United States of America.”

— Remarks on ABC’s Good Morning America on April 30

HIS LATEST: Vice President Biden agrees with Speaker Pelosi that no one would relish what would certainly be a divisive impeachment process, but that it may be unavoidable if this administration continues on its path.

— Statement from Biden campaign spokesman Bill Russo on May 29

Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator

POSITION: Begin impeachment proceedings

WHAT SHE’S SAID: “To ignore a President’s repeated efforts to obstruct an investigation into his own disloyal behavior would inflict great and lasting damage on this country, and it would suggest that both the current and future Presidents would be free to abuse their power in similar ways. The severity of this misconduct demands that elected officials in both parties set aside political considerations and do their constitutional duty. That means the House should initiate impeachment proceedings against the President of the United States.”

—Twitter thread from @EWarren on April 19

HER LATEST: “Mueller’s statement makes clear what those who have read his report know: It is an impeachment referral, and it’s up to Congress to act. They should.”

— Twitter thread from @EWarren on May 29

Kamala Harris, U.S. Senator

POSITION: Begin impeachment proceedings

WHAT SHE’S SAID: “We have very good reason to believe that there is an investigation that has been conducted which has produced evidence that tells us that this president and his administration engaged in obstruction of justice. I believe Congress should take the steps towards impeachment.”

—Remarks at CNN town hall on April 22

HER LATEST: “What Robert Mueller basically did was return an impeachment referral. Now it is up to Congress to hold this president accountable. We need to start impeachment proceedings. It’s our constitutional obligation.”

— Tweet from @KamalaHarris on May 29

Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator

POSITION: Conflicted on impeachment

WHAT HE’S SAID: “Congress has every right to subpoena and it is the job of the administration to attend the hearings that the Congress is calling. If he doesn’t understand that, it may well be time for an impeachment inquiry to begin, where the Judiciary Committee begins to determine whether or not there are grounds for impeachment.”

“The worry is if we spend all of our time worrying about Trump and we ignore the needs of the American people, what ordinary folks are going to say is: What about us?”

— Remarks on CNN’s The Lead With Jake Tapper on May 22

Beto O’Rourke, former congressman

POSITION: Begin impeachment proceedings

WHAT HE’S SAID: “If this great democracy, 243 years into this idea and this experiment, is to survive for another 243 or even another year or two, we cannot allow that precedent to stand. There must be consequences, accountability, and justice. The only way to ensure that is to begin impeachment proceedings.”

The only way to ensure that is to begin impeachment proceedings.”

— Remarks at CNN town hall on May 22

HIS LATEST: “As Mueller reiterates there were ‘multiple, systemic efforts to interfere in our election,’ Trump calls it a hoax. He invited these attacks, obstructed the investigation into them & told Putin there will be no consequences for launching a concerted attack on our political system.”

— Tweet from @BetoORourke on May 29

Pete Buttigieg, South Bend Mayor

POSITION: Trump deserves it, but it’s up to the House

WHAT HE’S SAID: “It’s very clear that the president deserves impeachment and the case for impeachment is being built, each passing day, by the White House.”

“As to when and how the House goes about launching those procedural steps to get the inquiry up and running, I’m going to leave that to the House.”

— Interview with Washington Post on May 23

HIS LATEST: “This is as close to an impeachment referral as it gets. Robert Mueller could not clear the president, nor could he charge him — so he has handed the matter to Congress, which alone can act to deliver due process and accountability.”

— Tweet from @PeteButtigieg on May 29

Cory Booker, U.S. Senator

POSITION: Begin impeachment proceedings, a shift from his previous statement

WHAT HE’S SAID: “There’s a lot more investigation that should go on before Congress comes to any conclusions like that.”

— Speaking to reporters on April 20

HIS LATEST: “This administration has continued to stonewall Congress’s oversight. Beginning impeachment proceedings is the only path forward.”

— Tweet from @CoryBooker on May 29

Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senator

POSITION: Impeachment is up to the House

WHAT SHE’S SAID: “The impeachment proceedings are up to the House. They’re going to have to make that decision. I am in the Senate, and I believe that we are the jury. I’ve always believed this from the beginning to the end.”

— Remarks at CNN town hall on April 22

HER LATEST: “As I have said before, impeachment proceedings are one way to investigate and hold this administration accountable if the White House keeps stonewalling.”

— Tweet from @amyklobuchar on May 59

Julian Castro, former Obama cabinet official

POSITION: Begin impeachment proceedings

WHAT HE’S SAID: “When even a member of his own party is calling for the President’s impeachment, shouldn’t that tell you something? Trump should be impeached.”

— Tweet from @JulianCastro on May 19

HIS LATEST: “Mueller made clear this morning that his investigation now lays at the feet of Congress. No one is above the law — Congress should begin an impeachment inquiry.”

—Tweet from @JulianCastro on May 29

Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator

POSITION: Begin impeachment hearings

HER LATEST: “Combined with the fact that Robert Mueller clearly expects Congress to exercise its constitutional authority and take steps that he could not, it’s time for Republicans and Democrats to begin impeachment hearings and follow the facts wherever they may lead. We cannot let this president defy basic accountability measures built into our Constitution.”

More must-read stories from Fortune:

—Robert Mueller resigns, says charging Trump with crime was ‘not an option’

—Pelosi says Trump is becoming ‘self-impeachable’

—What would impeachment look like in Trump’s America?

—Rep. Rashida Tlaib is unapologetic about her expletive-filled call for Trump’s impeachment

—Trump tweets that Democrats want to impeach him for being ‘too successful’

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