Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-CortezWells Fargo CEO issues apology after saying there was a 'limited pool of Black talent' Brand responds to Trump claim protesters throw tuna cans at police: 'Eat em, don't throw em' CNN's Don Lemon: 'Blow up the entire system' remark taken out of context MORE (D-N.Y.) repeated her call for Congress to impeach 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 after 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’s public comments Wednesday morning.

“Mueller is playing a game of Taboo with Congress. His word is ‘impeach,’” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted, citing a quote by Mueller in which he said “the Constitution requires a process other than the criminal justice system to formally accuse a sitting president of wrongdoing.”

Mueller is playing a game of Taboo with Congress.



His word is “impeach.” https://t.co/mS4K8faLCw — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) May 29, 2019

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The New York Democrat also cited a tweet by Rep. David Cicilline David Nicola CicillineClark rolls out endorsements in assistant Speaker race Races heat up for House leadership posts The folly of Cicilline's 'Glass-Steagall for Tech' MORE (D-R.I.), chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, in which he wrote “the next step is for the House Judiciary Committee to open an impeachment inquiry to formally begin consideration of whether or not articles of impeachment should be filed.”

In the appearance Wednesday morning, Mueller said his investigation was unable to exonerate Trump but that under Justice Department policy, charging Trump with a crime was never an option.

Ocasio-Cortez said last week that Congress “has to move forward” with impeachment proceedings. She also advised patience over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiHoyer: House should vote on COVID-19 aid — with or without a bipartisan deal Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose at Supreme Court McCarthy threatens motion to oust Pelosi if she moves forward with impeachment MORE’s (D-Calif.) reticence on the issue, telling CNN, “I trust the Speaker's taking a measured approach to ensure that we’re moving everyone forward. Being a Speaker is hard, and holding this party together is a difficult task, but I think we have to move forward.”