Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., suggested impeaching President Donald Trump a third time. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
"Yeah, exactly. We’ll see," she replied. "Maybe we’ll go for the trifecta."
The congresswoman added: "But when I impeached him the first time, I thought I would probably lose my seat after that because of my district."
Earlier this week, Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Mich., filed articles of impeachment against Trump for several alleged high crimes and misdemeanors, including for eliminating federal programs without congressional authorization, violating First Amendment rights and refusing to follow court orders to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S. after he was sent to a prison in his home country of El Salvador.
The administration purports that Abrego Garcia is a member of the MS-13 gang, although a judge previously granted him a form of protected status known as "withholding of removal" after finding that he would likely be a target of Salvadoran gangs if deported to his native country. Democrat lawmakers, many legal experts and other critics of the move to send Abrego Garcia to the Salvadoran prison say this was done without giving him the opportunity to exercise his due process rights.
President Donald Trump has floated the idea of bending the constitutional rules to run for a third term. (Reuters/Leah Millis)
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"I have to tell you it’s all down to federalism, in my mind. It’s down to the states — and taking them to court as they’re trying to meddle in our election system," she added.
Others facing Sherrill in the Democrat gubernatorial primary include Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, former Montclair mayor and president of the New Jersey Education Association Sean Spiller and former state Senate president Stephen Sweeney.
Current Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy is term-limited.
The New Jersey Democrat primary will be held on June 10.
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