Brad Sherman said continued GOP support for the president is “not out of love for Trump.”
Impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump would have a far greater chance of success if Republican lawmakers were allowed to vote via a secret ballot. That's according to a Democratic Congressman who introduced articles of impeachment against the president in 2017.
Sherman reintroduced the articles on the first day of business for the new Democratic-controlled chamber in January. His goal is to keep the conversation current. He argued that by taking the action, he “increased by 1 percent the total number of times” Americans would hear about possible impeachment.
Not all Democrats agree with his bullish approach. Last week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told The Washington Post: "I’m not for impeachment…Impeachment is so divisive to the country that unless there’s something so compelling and overwhelming and bipartisan, I don’t think we should go down that path, because it divides the country. And he’s just not worth it.”
Indeed, continued GOP backing for the president is “not out of love for Trump,” he argued. “If it could be a secret ballot we’d have a much better shot.” Facts change mindsOngoing investigations could discover new facts, and Sherman stressed that “facts change minds.” Trump and his inner circle are under pressure from House investigators and special counsel Robert Mueller, whose report into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election is expected soon. Fresh revelations are putting the Trump White House on the defensive, and House Democrats show no signs of slowing down.
“It not only depends on what level of proof you have, it depends what crime,” he explained. “If you have total proof that he shot somebody on 5th Avenue that would be one thing. I voted against impeaching President [Bill] Clinton, and one of the reasons was that even if he lied about his sex life, I didn’t think that was a reason to remove him. It’s not only level of proof, it’s level of proof of what violation. And we’re going to need strong proof of a strong violation.
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