前联邦调查局代理局长安德鲁·麦凯布周四上午表示，前特别顾问罗伯特·穆勒前一天的国会证词使他相信，现在是对唐纳德·特朗普总统进行弹劾调查的时候了。
麦卡贝告诉美国有线电视新闻网的约翰·伯曼:“你知道，根据我在调查一开始的亲身经历，我们面临一些非常艰难的选择，我们知道这些选择会对我们的组织和个人产生负面影响，我们无论如何都会做出这些选择，因为这样做是我们的工作和责任。”。
“我强烈地感觉到国会现在的立场是一样的，他们应该站出来做好自己的工作，”麦凯布继续说道。“这并不意味着总统将被免职或应该被免职或被弹劾，但对我来说，国会进行专门弹劾调查的时候到了。”
安德鲁·麦凯布于2019年3月14日出现在加州洛杉矶的美国犹太大学的舞台上。
麦凯布补充说，弹劾调查将加强国会在法庭上争取接触证人时的法律地位，并将“为其他证人出庭作证提供更加协调一致的方法。”
麦卡贝是一名注册民主党人，在特朗普总统的领导下成为联邦调查局的代理局长。他强调了民主党内部的巨大分歧，因为一些国会议员继续呼吁弹劾，党内领导层试图缓和这些呼吁。
米勒作证后，众议院议长南希·佩洛西说:“白宫里有一个沉默的圆锥，参与了大规模的掩盖和妨碍司法公正。”。“今天听证会上显示的那些妨碍司法公正的指控可能是除美国总统之外的任何人的可起诉罪行。”
尽管如此，佩洛西说，她不相信民主党人或国家准备推进弹劾调查。但是她的政党仍然存在分歧。众议院235名民主党议员中，有94人呼吁开始弹劾调查。
TRUMP'S FORMER FBI HEAD SAYS IT'S TIME TO START IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS
Former FBI Acting Director Andrew McCabe said Thursday morning that the previous day's Congressional testimony by former special counsel Robert Mueller had convinced him the time was right to begin an impeachment inquiry for President Donald Trump.
"You know, from my own experience at the very beginning of this investigation we confronted some very hard choices, choices we knew would have negative repercussions on our organization and on us personally and we made those choices anyway, because it was our job and duty to do so," McCabe told CNN's John Berman.
"I feel strongly that that's the same position Congress is in now, and they should step up to the plate and do their job," McCabe continued. "It doesn't mean that the president will be removed from office or should be removed from office or will be impeached, but it is absolutely clear to me that the time has come for Congress to pursue a dedicated impeachment inquiry."
Andrew McCabe presents onstage at the American Jewish University on March 14, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.
McCabe added that an impeachment inquiry would strengthen the legal position of Congress when they go to court to fight for access to witnesses and would "provide a more coordinated and coherent approach to having other witnesses come in and testify."
McCabe, a registered Democrat who became the acting head of the FBI under President Trump, highlighted a large divide in the Democratic party as some members of Congress continue to call for impeachment and party leadership attempts to temper those calls.
