Front-runner to lead the Democratic party suggests Donald Trump should be IMPEACHED and an investigation should be started ‘to protect the constitution’ at leadership debate
Keith Ellison said the president had done ‘a number of things’ which may warrant impeachment
The only one he listed was ‘monetizing from the presidency’ by allowing ‘foreign dignitaries’ to stay at Trump hotels while he was in office
He claimed it breaches constitutional laws preventing the president accepting money from foreign powers
Ellison, the Muslim representative for Minnesota, is vying for the Democratic leadership
He made the comments at a debate chaired by CNN in Atlanta on Wednesday
Hours earlier Trump praised him on Twitter for predicting his election win in 2015
By JENNIFER SMITH
DAILYMAIL.COM
23 February 2017
A leading contender in the race for Democratic chair has claimed Donald Trump ‘legitimately raises the question of impeachment’.
Rep. Keith Ellison, the Muslim congressman from Minnesota who the president gave a backhanded compliment to on Wednesday, said he’d done ‘a number of things’ which warrant investigation.
‘I think that Donald Trump has already done a number of things which legitimately raise the question of impeachment.
‘On day 1, he was in violation of the emoluments clause. This is a part of the constitution which says as president, you can’t get payments from a foreign power.
‘The day people checked in to his hotel and started paying him, foreign dignitaries, he was in violation of that law,’ Ellison said at a debate between candidates for the chairmanship on Wednesday.
‘Right now it’s not only about Donald Trump, it is about the integrity of the presidency.
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