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Democrats rally around 'impeach Donald Trump' in split with Nancy Pelosi

41% Americans want Trump impeached: Poll

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A combination photo of Donald Trump speaking to reporters at a healthcare roundtable in Roosevelt Room of White House and US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) addressing United States Conference of Mayors 87th Winter Meeting in US. Photo: Reuters

Bloomberg Washington
Numerous Democrats running for president are turning impeachment of President Donald Trump into a campaign focal point, pressuring party leaders who are trying to throttle back expectations that Democratic House will act quickly.

The 2020 contenders and congressional Democrats face a growing clamour from the party’s activist base for impeachment proceedings to commence in Washington. The sentiment — and the divisions it’s causing — was evident as 14 of the 23 presidential hopefuls were addressing a weekend convention of the California Democratic Party.

Among the contenders, home-state senator Kamala Harris drew the loudest applause during her speech on Saturday when she lit