MSNBC to Rep. Himes: Isn’t Trump Behavior ‘One of the Consequences’ of You Not Impeaching Him

‘Isn’t there a concern that doing nothing immunizes this president to oversight and gives some license to do some of the things you’re talking about?’

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REPORTER: "But isn’t that one of the risks? Isn't that one of the consequences of inaction? Isn’t there a concern that doing nothing immunizes this President to oversight and gives some license to do some of the things you’re talking about?"

HIMES: "Well, that is a danger. I would say there’s maybe a longer-term danger here, too, which is that, look, Donald Trump is going to do Donald Trump. I think we need to — because I don’t believe there’s any outcome on the other side of an impeachment inquiry that results in his removal. The Senate is completely in the guy's pocket, the Republican Senate, anyway. So, you know, I want to make sure that the American public is with the concept of impeachment before we move forward.”

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