Rep. Connolly on Impeachment Inquiry: ‘I Think We’re Getting Awfully Close’

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HOST: “I want to switch gears to impeachment. Your fellow Democrat, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, says that pressure is growing for impeaching the president. A few -- a few weeks ago you said that you weren’t quite there on an impeachment inquiry. Has your view changed?"
CONNOLLY: "No, not yet. I think we are getting there, drip by drip. My specific concern about an inquiry was that if the rationale was that it elevates our case before courts, I oppose that. I do not believe we should concede for a minute that only when we are impeaching a president should a court enforce a legislative subpoena. That’s a terrible road to go down, that’s a bad precedent and I would not support an impeachment inquiry for that reason. There may be other reasons for supporting an impeachment inquiry and I think we’re getting awfully close, but not that one."