GOP primary challenger Bill Weld says Trump's 'Ukraine caper' involves both 'treason' and 'bribery'

Bill Weld and Joe Walsh were in agreement on Tuesday: both believe it's time for President Trump to be impeached.

Weld, a former governor of Massachusetts, and Walsh, a former congressman from Illinois, are Republicans vying for the 2020 GOP presidential nomination. "The Ukraine caper by the president is some combination of treason, bribery, and other high crimes and misdemeanors," Weld said. "The one thing that's absolutely clear is it is grounds for removal from office." Walsh said he finds Trump "unfit" for office, and he will "deserve to be impeached very soon."

Weld and Walsh were in New York City on Tuesday for the first Republican debate of this election cycle. The event was held not long after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced that an impeachment inquiry is being launched against Trump, following reports that he pressured the Ukrainian president to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden.

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The debate wasn't sanctioned by the Republican Party, and Trump chose not to participate, with his campaign's deputy communications director telling Reuters it was "pointless." A third challenger, former South Carolina governor and congressman Mark Sanford, was unable to attend, due to a scheduling conflict.