Article snippet: WASHINGTON — The widely anticipated testimony of Robert S. Mueller III this week may have been understated, but it still pushed some more House Democrats to call for an impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Representative Katherine Clark of Melrose on Thursday now favor beginning impeachment proceedings. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says it’s still too soon. She has long been worried that a divisive impeachment battle would endanger vulnerable House Democrats and inflame Trump’s base of supporters even though there’s almost no chance the Republican-controlled Senate would vote to remove Trump from office. Clark, a member of Pelosi’s leadership team who represents a swath of northern and western Boston suburbs, spoke exclusively with the Globe about why she decided to break with the speaker’s position. The interview has been edited and condensed. It wasn’t immediately clear what the impact of Mueller’s testimony was going to be on the hunger for an impeachment inquiry. Was it the deciding factor for you? Listening to that testimony, revisiting what was laid out in that report about the president’s attempt to obstruct justice was disturbing. But the moment that was pivotal for me, was when [Senate Majority Leader] Mitch McConnell blocked a vote on an election security bill on the very same day that Robert Mueller warned us that Russia interfered in our elections, and that it is continuing to do so. It shows a disconnect, and a disregard for our democracy that we... Link to the full article to read more