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Beto O'Rourke On Impeachment: 'This Has To Be About What Is Good For This Country'
Former Democratic Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke said he firmly supports the House impeachment inquiry of President Trump, calling it the "right course to pursue."
He also charged that Senate Republicans are complicit in allowing the president to engage in "willful lawbreaking."
"If we allow this president to commit crimes with impunity, then we will have set a precedent in America that some people are above the law," O'Rourke told NPR's Michel Martin as part of NPR's Off Script series of 2020 candidate interviews.
Martin pressed O'Rourke on whether going down the impeachment path is wise for the Democratic Party.
Read more: https://www.npr.org/2019/10/01/766101576/beto-orourke-on-impeachment-this-has-to-be-about-what-is-good-for-this-country