Al Green on Calls for Impeachment: It’s Something I Felt Compelled To Do After Seeing Evidence

[excerpt VELSHI American cities ░░░░░░░░ joining the calls to ░░░░░░░░ President Trump POLITICO reports ░░░░░░░░ growing number of local ░░░░░░░░ are trying to push ░░░░░░░░ members of Congress to ░░░░░░░░ impeachment proceedings against the ░░░░░░░░ Ten U S cities ░░░░░░░░ already passed resolutions calling ░░░░░░░░ impeachment most of them ░░░░░░░░ located in Massachusetts and ░░░░░░░░ You can see Chicago ░░░░░░░░ as well Local governments ░░░░░░░░ no authority in this ░░░░░░░░ but they re hoping ░░░░░░░░ convince Congress to take ░░░░░░░░ first step Now talk ░░░░░░░░ an impeachment officially in ░░░░░░░░ House began after an ░░░░░░░░ call from Texas democratic ░░░░░░░░ Al Green on the ░░░░░░░░ floor two weeks ago ░░░░░░░░ starts GREEN I rise ░░░░░░░░ Mr Speaker to call ░░░░░░░░ the impeachment of the ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ America for obstruction of ░░░░░░░░ clip ends VELSHI Al ░░░░░░░░ joins me now Congressman ░░░░░░░░ to see you Thank ░░░░░░░░ for being with us ░░░░░░░░ is the basis on ░░░░░░░░ you are drawing up ░░░░░░░░ of impeachment GREEN Well ░░░░░░░░ you for having me ░░░░░░░░ allow me to express ░░░░░░░░ respect for the fallen ░░░░░░░░ families of the fallen ░░░░░░░░ the Gold Star families ░░░░░░░░ I want them to ░░░░░░░░ that they re not ░░░░░░░░ Their country will do ░░░░░░░░ it can to make ░░░░░░░░ that they are properly ░░░░░░░░ care of This is ░░░░░░░░ something that I wanted ░░░░░░░░ do sir it s ░░░░░░░░ that I felt compelled ░░░░░░░░ do after reviewing evidence ░░░░░░░░ live in a country ░░░░░░░░ we believe no police ░░░░░░░░ no congressman no senator ░░░░░░░░ no president is above ░░░░░░░░ law When the President ░░░░░░░░ that he would fire ░░░░░░░░ FBI director who was ░░░░░░░░ his campaign which means ░░░░░░░░ he was investigating him ░░░░░░░░ president when he decided ░░░░░░░░ fire him and he ░░░░░░░░ that he was doing ░░░░░░░░ for this reason when ░░░░░░░░ couple that with the ░░░░░░░░ that he said that ░░░░░░░░ Russian thing was a ░░░░░░░░ up story and he ░░░░░░░░ it is a witch ░░░░░░░░ and then he went ░░░░░░░░ to tweet something that ░░░░░░░░ be considered an intimidating ░░░░░░░░ with reference to a ░░░░░░░░ that he might have ░░░░░░░░ you combine these things ░░░░░░░░ have obstruction of justice ░░░░░░░░ 2 Section 4 of ░░░░░░░░ Constitution of the United ░░░░░░░░ of America recognizes obstruction ░░░░░░░░ justice as an impeachable ░░░░░░░░