DeGette statement on launch of formal impeachment inquiry

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following is a statement from U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) on the House moving forward with a formal impeachment inquiry into the president of the United States:

"The president's own admission that he urged a foreign power to intervene in our election process constitutes an impeachable offense. We need to gather the evidence and complete this impeachment inquiry immediately given the threat this poses to our national security."