2 House Democrats voted against a measure today that authorized the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump by rachsandl
: House Democrats launched the impeachment inquiry into Trump in response to a phone call between Trump and Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky. On the July call, Trump asked Zelensky to investigate Joe Biden and his son Hunter for corruption. Trump and his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani claim—without evidence—that then-vice president Biden pushed for the resignation of Ukraine’s top prosecutor in an effort to quash an investigation into Burisma Holdings, where Hunter Biden had a board seat.
I have some serious concerns with the way the closed-door depositions were run, and am skeptical that we will have a process that is open, transparent and fair. Without support from Senate Republicans, going down this path is a mistake. Today’s vote is both unnecessary, and widely misrepresented in the media and by Republicans as a vote on impeachment. I will not make a decision on impeachment until all the facts have been presented.” “Today, I voted Nay on H.Res. 660.
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