Sen. Angus King floats Trump impeachment

Published May 16, 2017 10:57pm ET



President Trump is getting closer to impeachment proceedings if a bombshell report claiming he asked former FBI Director James Comey to end an investigation into his former national security adviser Mike Flynn is true, Sen. Angus King told CNN on Tuesday.

“Reluctantly, Wolf, I have to say yes, simply because obstruction of justice is such a serious offense,” the Maine senator told CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer when asked of the possibility of impeachment.

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