BALDWIN: Some 73 House Democrats now support an impeachment inquiry into President Trump. That is all according to a CNN tally. And one of the latest to join that list is Illinois Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky. She is a close friend of someone who has been publicly and privately opposed to that idea, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. And Congresswoman Schakowsky joins me now from Capitol Hill. Congresswoman Schakowsky, nice to have you on. Welcome.</s>REP. JAN SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL): Thank you so much for having me.</s>BALDWIN: So, all right, in announcing your decision, you declared that Donald Trump is unfit to be president. And I tracked down some tape. I know that last week you told our correspondent on the Hill Manu Raju that Trump may be begging for impeachment because he thinks it will help him politically. Now, at the time, you were not fully committed to impeachment proceedings, but said that you were moving closer. So, what was the tipping point for you personally?</s>SCHAKOWSKY: Well, personally is the right word, because I'm not whipping this. I'm not trying to get others to join. But, for me personally, it was not only the letters and the calls from people with -- from my district who are very much in favor of impeachment, in a lot of ways, it was really about my son, who said: "Mom, come on, you're a progressive Democrat."</s>BALDWIN: Hmm.</s>SCHAKOWSKY: Doesn't this president actually meet the criteria.
Interview With Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)