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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,766 posts)
Mon May 20, 2019, 08:08 PM May 2019

Republican Justin Amash Tweets New Thread Calling for Trump's Impeachment

Despite backlash from Donald Trump and Republican leadership, Representative Justin Amash has renewed his calls for impeachment and explained why the president’s supporters are wrong about his innocence.

In a series of tweets on Monday, the Republican congressman from Michigan slammed Trump supporters for ignoring the facts of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on the Russia investigation.

“People who say there were no underlying crimes and therefore the president could not have intended to illegally obstruct the investigation—and therefore cannot be impeached—are resting their argument on several falsehoods,” Amash wrote.

Amash added that there were “many crimes” revealed by Mueller’s two-year probe into Russian election interference and while not all of them were prosecuted they were detailed in the 448-page redacted report.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/republican-justin-amash-tweets-new-thread-calling-for-trumps-impeachment/ar-AABDHTC?li=BBnb7Kz

I wonder if the GOP is searching for someone to primary him? That would be like them.

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Republican Justin Amash Tweets New Thread Calling for Trump's Impeachment (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2019 OP
Already a challenger SoCalNative May 2019 #1
Amash faces fresh GOP primary challenge after Trump impeachment comments spanone May 2019 #2
Amash deserves a lot of credit for being principled. DrToast May 2019 #3
At least he will have his self respect and BigmanPigman May 2019 #4

SoCalNative

(4,613 posts)
1. Already a challenger
Mon May 20, 2019, 08:11 PM
May 2019

State Rep. Jim Lower announced Monday he's running for the western Michigan seat. The announcement came two days after Amash sent a series of tweets , concluding that special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election reveals Trump "engaged in specific actions and a pattern of behavior that meet the threshold for impeachment."

The 30-year-old Lower, of Greenville, says he made the announcement earlier than planned after Amash attacked Trump.


https://www.cbsnews.com/news/justin-amash-gets-primary-challenger-after-calling-trumps-conduct-impeachable/

DrToast

(6,414 posts)
3. Amash deserves a lot of credit for being principled.
Mon May 20, 2019, 08:13 PM
May 2019

This will almost certainly cost him his seat, but he’s doing the right thing.

BigmanPigman

(51,569 posts)
4. At least he will have his self respect and
Mon May 20, 2019, 08:16 PM
May 2019

the respect from others (mainly from Dems since so few GOP have any self respect left).

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