Article snippet: Five Democratic presidential hopefuls made their cases to an audience of college students during a marathon series of CNN town halls on Monday, an event that offered one of the clearest glimpses to date of the still-emerging primary field. Those town halls - featuring Sens. MORE should be impeached for possible obstruction of justice. But the slate of appearances also provided a close look at the state of the 2020 primary, as the contenders raced to stand out in a field that has so far grown to 19 people. Here are five takeaways from the town halls: Democrats are split on impeachment Special counsel MORE’s report may be out, but Democrats are far from unified on just how far they should go in addressing its contents. Warren, who became the first 2020 hopeful to call for the House to begin impeachment proceedings against Trump last week, doubled down on that stance, arguing that lawmakers have a civic duty to weigh in on whether the president should be removed from office. And Harris made news on Monday when she said that Congress should take steps towards impeaching Trump, pointing to what she said was evidence in Mueller’s report that the president obstructed justice. Mueller's report did not make a determination on whether obstruction had occurred, leaving it to Congress to make its own determination. But other candidates were more wary about the prospect of impeachment. Sanders warned that talk of the president’s removal from office could backfire on Democrat... Link to the full article to read more
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