Atlanta (CNN)A leading contender to chair the Democratic National Committee said President Donald Trump has already taken actions that "legitimately raise the question of impeachment."
Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison, a progressive backed by Bernie Sanders and many of his supporters, said Trump has already violated the Constitution and called for an investigation to "make sure that nobody can monetize the presidency and make profit off it for our own gain."
His comments came as the eight candidates vying to chair the Democratic National Committee participated in a debate at the CNN Center in Atlanta just three days before the party gathers in this city to select its new leadership. Other contenders also called for hard lines against Trump.
"We have seen from the get-go that this person wants to turn the clock back, and the Democratic Party needs to take the fight to Donald Trump," former Labor Secretary Tom Perez said. "When we lead with our values, when we lead with our conviction, that's how we succeeds."
Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, called Trump a "computer virus in the American political system."
"Yes, we've got to take the fight to him. But we can't let him dominate our imagination, because it's our values and our candidates that matter," he said.
Sam Ronan, an Air Force veteran and Democratic activist, called Trump a "draft-dodger."
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