Trump Should Be Impeached

"My personal view is that (Trump) richly deserves impeachment," Nadler told CNN on Sunday.

"He has done many impeachable offenses, he's violated the laws six ways from Sunday."

Nadler has before said former special counsel Robert Mueller's report presents "very substantial evidence" that Trump is "guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors" -- an impeachable offense, but the chairman on Sunday stopped short of committing to launching an impeachment inquiry into the President. The House Judiciary Committee, Nadler said, needs "more evidence" to determine whether or not the chamber should take the first step in a long impeachment process.

The House Judiciary Committee on Friday announced they were moving to obtain the secret grand jury material from Mueller's report in federal court, arguing they need more information to investigate the President. The lawsuit comes on the heels of Mueller's testimony before Congress -- testimony that Democrats advocating for impeachment say clearly detailed the President's criminal conduct.

Nadler said Sunday that, despite the fact that fewer than half of House Democrats support launching an impeachment probe, Mueller's testimony was an "inflection point" for the country and that as more evidence is uncovered the American people will come to "understand the gravity of the situation."

The lawsuit, filed Friday in DC District Court, quotes Nadler saying that articles of impeachment "are under consideration as part of the Committee's investigation, although no final determination has been made." The language in the lawsuit was approved by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, according to a source familiar with the matter.

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