Sen. Michael Bennet Michael Farrand BennetOVERNIGHT ENERGY: House Democrats tee up vote on climate-focused energy bill next week | EPA reappoints controversial leader to air quality advisory committee | Coronavirus creates delay in Pentagon research for alternative to 'forever chemicals' Senate Democrats demand White House fire controversial head of public lands agency Next crisis, keep people working and give them raises MORE (D-Col.), a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, on Sunday said he believes President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE has "committed impeachable offenses" but declined to call for impeachment proceedings to begin.

"The majority of people say the House should continue to investigate and then we should make a decision down the road about whether to impeach or not and then obviously to convict or not in the Senate," Bennet, the latest candidate to jump into the presidential race, said on NBC's "Meet the Press."

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"I think that’s exactly right, and that’s what we should do," Bennet added.

He said that he believes special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE should testify on Capitol Hill and the Department of Justice should release his "full, unredacted" Russia investigation report.

Bennet, who has described himself as a "pragmatic idealist," said it seems "pretty clear" to him that there is evidence that Trump has "committed impeachable offenses."

He pointed out that Mueller was unable to clear Trump of obstruction of justice in his report.

"We need to go through a process here and see if the American people can be convinced that that’s actually the right outcome so we don’t unnecessarily divide the people whose support we ultimately need," Bennet said.

A growing number of congressional Democrats, including many top 2020 contenders, have called for Trump's impeachment in recent weeks following the release of the redacted Mueller report.

Bennet said Attorney General William Barr Bill BarrHarris faces pivotal moment with Supreme Court battle Hillicon Valley: DOJ proposes tech liability shield reform to Congress | Treasury sanctions individuals, groups tied to Russian malign influence activities | House Republican introduces bill to set standards for self-driving cars McCarthy threatens motion to oust Pelosi if she moves forward with impeachment MORE "behaved like Trump's criminal defense lawyer" rather than the U.S. attorney general, calling for his resignation.

He added that if former President Obama had committed the "offenses" Trump and other officials have committed, Republicans would be "calling for his head."