Former FBI Director James Comey James Brien ComeySteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Judge will not dismiss McCabe's case against DOJ Democrats fear Russia interference could spoil bid to retake Senate MORE said he still hopes that President Trump Donald John TrumpFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Former Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick MORE isn't impeached because it would let the American people "off the hook."

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Comey told California TV station KCRA that while Trump participated in "deeply concerning" conduct described in former 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 report, he thinks the decision to impeach is up to Congress.

"As a citizen, I kind of hope [Trump isn't impeached] because I think the American people would be let off the hook if Donald Trump were impeached and removed from office," he said. "And a lot of his supporters would think some sort of coup had taken place."

The former director added that the public needs to "take responsibility" and vote to decide whether Trump should continue in the presidency.

"We need an inflection point," Comey said. "An impeachment would deprive us of that, and we need to show what we stand for."

Comey made similar comments last year, saying as Mueller's investigation continued that he wouldn't want Trump impeached and would want voters to determine if the president will be reelected.

The list of Democratic House members calling for impeachment is growing after reports that Trump pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to look into former Vice President Joe Biden Joe BidenFormer Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick Bloomberg rolls out M ad buy to boost Biden in Florida MORE's son.

The House will vote on a resolution Wednesday to condemn the president's actions.

The president fired Comey in 2017 after the FBI started investigating Trump's ties with Russia.

Calls from Democrats to impeach the president have grown louder over the evolving controversy over a phone call between Trump and Zelensky.

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Tuesday that the whistleblower who first raised alarm about Trump's conversations with Zelensky wants to speak to his panel and that he is expecting that testimony "as soon as this week."

Updated at 4:05 p.m.