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CANDIDATES CALL FOR IMPEACHMENT, YANG IS STAYING FOCUSED ON HIS MESSAGE OF UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME. ADAM: ANDREW YANG IS LOOKING TO BUILD ON THE EARLY MOMENTUM THAT HAS CATAPULTED HIM INTO THE MIX OF THE 2020 PRIMARY. HIS BIG IDEA IS UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME, A THOUSAND DOLLARS A MONTH TO ALL AMERICANS OVER THE AGE OF 18, FUNDED, HE SAYS, BY THE SAVINGS GENERATED THROUGH RAPID ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY. >> IT’S TECHNOLOGY, AI, BIG DATA. ADAM: SITTING DOWN FOR AN INTERVIEW THAT WILL AIR SUNDAY ON CLOSE UP, YANG SAID IT’S "HUGELY PROBLEMATIC" PRESIDENT TRUMP TOLD ABC NEWS HE WOULD ACCEPT DIRT ON POLITICAL OPPONENTS FROM FOREIGN SOURCES. BUT YANG STILL DOESN’T THINK IMPEACHMENT IS THE ANSWER, AND HE ALSO TELLS NEWS 9 HE WOULD PREFER THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT NOT PURSUE CHARGES AGAINST TRUMP AFTER THE PRESIDENT LEAVES OFFICE. >> I’VE BEEN ONE OF THE VOICES SAYING IMPEACHMENT IS ALMOST CERTAIN TO FAIL, IT’S GOING TO BE EXTRAORDINARILY POLARIZING, AND THE FOCUS HAS TO BE ON SOLVING THE PROBLEMS AND BEATING DONALD TRUMP IN 2020, AND THAT’S WHAT I’M GOING TO DO. ADAM: LET’S SAY YOU DO BEAT DONALD TRUMP IN 2020. WILL THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT UNDER PRESIDENT ANDREW YANG PROSECUTE DONALD TRUMP FOR OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE? >> IT WOULD NOT BE MY PREFERENCE. IF YOU LOOK AROUND THE WORLD, THROWING FORMER PRESIDENTS IN JAIL IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. WE DO NOT HAVE A HISTORY OF THAT HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. ADAM: WHILE YANG HAS KEPT THE ISSUE OF IMPEACHMENT AT ARM’S LENGTH, THOSE WHO LIKE HIM SAY THAT’S NOT A BIG DEAL. THEY’VE BEEN DRAWN IN BY THE FORCE OF HIS IDEAS AND HIS ONLINE PRESENCE. >> THAT’S ORIGINALLY HOW I FOUND HIM, THROUGH THE SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS. ADAM: THE LONGCHAMP BROTHERS FROM ATKINSON ARE STILL CANDIDATE SHOPPING, BUT YANG IS RIGHT AT THE TOP OF THEIR LIST. >> HE JUST HAS SOMETHING ELSE TO HIM THAT’S NOT THAT WASHINGTON FEEL. AD

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Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang remained focused on his message of giving Americans a universal basic income Thursday in a visit to New Hampshire.Yang's big idea in the campaign is to give $1,000 per month to all Americans over the age of 18. He said his idea can be funded by savings generated through rapid advances in technology. Much of the talk on the campaign trail is about the potential impeachment of President Donald Trump, particularly after the president told ABC News he would accept dirt on political opponents from foreign sources.But in an interview that will air Sunday on "CloseUP," Yang said he still doesn't think impeachment is the answer. "I've been one of the voices saying impeachment is almost certain to fail. It's going to be extraordinarily polarizing, and the focus has to be on solving the problems and beating Donald Trump in 2020, and that's what I'm going to do," Yang said.He said he would also prefer that the Justice Department not pursue charges against Trump after he leaves office."It would not be my preference," Yang said. "If you look around the world, throwing former presidents in jail is something that happens in developing countries. We do not have a history of that here in the United States."While Yang has kept the issue of impeachment at arm's length, those who like him say that's not a big deal. They said they have been drawn in by the force of his ideas and his online presence."That's originally how I found him, through the social media outlets," said Christopher Longchamp, of Atkinson."CloseUP" airs at 10 a.m. Sunday.