Schiff: Pro-impeachment Democrats feel ‘stronger’ after Mueller hearing

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Thursday that after special counsel Robert Mueller’s House testimony, Democrats who support impeaching president Trump feel “stronger.”

“Those that are ready to pull the trigger and say let’s begin the impeachment feel that their hand is even stronger after this hearing,” Schiff said in a CNN interview.

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Asked what was different after the hearing, Schiff said that Americans got to hear from the man who did the investigation. 

“I think hearing that from the man who did the work was powerful,” he said. 

He did not directly answer a question about whether he personally was closer to supporting impeachment, saying that he did not expect new facts from the hearing. 

Schiff said the hearing was not about “optics,” but rather what was said about President Trump’s behavior, which he described as “unethical, unpatriotic, wrong and criminal”

“We’re all wrestling with [impeachment]. Those that are ready to pull the trigger…feel their hand is even stronger after this hearing,” @RepAdamSchiff says about the impact of Robert Mueller’s hearing on the question of impeachment. https://t.co/ceF5ZKbEsl pic.twitter.com/3KbwJtt5nu

— New Day (@NewDay) July 25, 2019

Mueller testified Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee. He repeated during the hearing that his team did not “reach a determination as to whether the president committed a crime” but said that Trump could be charged with obstruction of justice after he leaves office.

More than 90 lawmakers have called for an impeachment inquiry into President Trump.