South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg Pete ButtigiegBillionaire who donated to Trump in 2016 donates to Biden The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - GOP closes ranks to fill SCOTUS vacancy by November Buttigieg stands in as Pence for Harris's debate practice MORE (D) hesitated when asked if he agreed with Sen. Kamala Harris Kamala HarrisHundreds of lawyers from nation's oldest African American sorority join effort to fight voter suppression Biden picks up endorsement from progressive climate group 350 Action 3 reasons why Biden is misreading the politics of court packing MORE's (D-Calif.) remarks that President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE should be prosecuted when he leaves office.

CNN's Jake Tapper Jacob (Jake) Paul TapperThe media's misleading use of COVID-19 data Julia Louis-Dreyfus: 'We can't spend much time grieving' Ginsburg Pence aide dismisses concerns rushed vote on Trump nominee will hurt vulnerable senators MORE asked Buttigieg whether he agreed with Harris, who said that the Department of Justice (DOJ) should prosecute the president for obstructing justice in the special counsel investigation after Trump leaves the White House.

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"My Justice Department will be empowered to reach its own conclusions," Buttigieg responded in the interview airing on CNN's "State of the Union." "Two things are true and clear: One, nobody is above the law, and, two, the prosecutorial process should have nothing to do with politics."

"The less this has to do with the president, the better," he continued, adding, "I believe that the rule of law will catch up with this president. It doesn't require the Oval Office putting any kind of thumb on the scale."

.@PeteButtigieg tells @jaketapper that his Department of Justice would be empowered to reach its own conclusions and the prosecutorial process "should have nothing to do with politics."

For the full #CNNSOTU interview, tune in tomorrow at 9am/ 12pm ET. pic.twitter.com/vaGi2ZPI4x — State of the Union (@CNNSotu) June 15, 2019

Buttigieg made the comments days after Harris told reporters this week that "there has to be accountability" for Trump's alleged obstruction of justice after the president leaves office.

"I believe that they would have no choice and that they should, yes," she told an NPR podcast. "There has to be accountability."

"I mean, look, people might, you know, question why I became a prosecutor. Well, I'll tell you one of the reasons — I believe there should be accountability," Harris said, adding, "Everyone should be held accountable, and the president is not above the law."

Multiple Democrats have urged the House to begin impeachment proceedings following the release of the special counsel's report earlier this year, which found multiple instances of Trump's purported attempts to end the years-long investigation into his campaign and Russia.