Sen. Elizabeth Warren called for the Dem-controlled House to initiate impeachment proceedings against President Trump:

The Mueller report lays out facts showing that a hostile foreign government attacked our 2016 election to help Donald Trump and Donald Trump welcomed that help. Once elected, Donald Trump obstructed the investigation into that attack. — Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) April 19, 2019

Mueller put the next step in the hands of Congress: “Congress has authority to prohibit a President’s corrupt use of his authority in order to protect the integrity of the administration of justice.” The correct process for exercising that authority is impeachment. — Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) April 19, 2019

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. — Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) April 19, 2019

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. — Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) April 19, 2019

But just because she’s calling for impeachment today, that doesn’t mean she’s going to focus on it:

Am also told Warren’s decision to call on impeachment proceedings does not mean that the topic will become central theme of her 2020 campaign going forward — Warren plans to continue to rolling out major policy proposals. — MJ Lee (@mj_lee) April 19, 2019

Over to you, Nancy as this could turn into a problem:

2. One has to wonder…if more 2020 candidates call for impeachment proceedings, how will that impact Pelosi/Hoyer/Nadler’s position? — Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) April 19, 2019

Exit question: Is Warren sincere or is this a fundraising stunt?

She's building a huge organization, and has a high burn rate. Most of that money is from her Senate campaign fund. That's a one shot deal but the expenses are recurring. She needs some of that sweet, sweet, recurring small dollar money or she's going to Scott Walker. — Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) April 19, 2019

UPDATE: Warren is not the first 2020 candidate to call for Trump’s impeachment. Julian Castro did so earlier in the day, but nobody noticed. LOL:

An amendment: Julian Castro has also called impeachment earlier today: https://t.co/0diPaQUUdn — Lydia Polgreen (@lpolgreen) April 19, 2019

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Related:

Much BIGGER than 2016! Sharyl Attkisson’s take on point missed about the Mueller Report should TERRIFY Deep State https://t.co/muSnL5zklB — Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 19, 2019

‘Nailed it’: Becket Adams pinpoints why the Resistance is their own worst enemy in blistering thread https://t.co/qCjGy42AMu — Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 19, 2019