Prominent Democrats are gearing up calls to impeach the President in the aftermath of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s first public statement on Wednesday recapping his investigation’s findings and announcing the closing of his office.

According To Fox Report:

Mueller’s statement, emphasizing his report did not exonerate the president on the question of obstruction of justice, triggered an avalanche of calls from 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., tweeted that there is a “legal and moral obligation to begin impeachment proceedings immediately.”

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., described Mueller’s statement as “an impeachment referral,” and said that Congress should act on it.

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., also compared Mueller’s remarks to an “impeachment referall,” and said, “We need to start impeachment proceedings. It’s our constitutional obligation.

“Beto O’Rourke also weighed in, calling for “consequences, accountability, and justice,” and saying impeachment was “the only way to ensure that.”

Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., who is also running for president, said now that Mueller’s job is done, “Impeachment hearings should begin tomorrow.”

On the topic of obstruction of justice, Mueller stated that it would be unconstitutional to charge a sitting president with a crime, and he would not accuse someone of a crime without them being able to defend themselves in a court proceeding. At the same time, he said he was unable to exonerate the president either. This has added fuel to Democrats’ desire to impeach Trump.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., whose committee would play a starring role in any impeachment effort, vowed that Congress would “respond.”

“Given that Special Counsel Mueller was unable to pursue criminal charges against the President, it falls to Congress to respond to the crimes, lies and other wrongdoing of President Trump – and we will do so,” Nadler said in a statement. “No one, not even the President of the United States, is above the law.”

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