Trump impeachment push gets important new ally

[JoeOtterbein]

[link:https://www.politico.com/story/2019/08/19/ben-ray-lujan-no-4-house-democrat-backs-opening-trump-impeachment-inquiry-1467888|

Ben Ray Luján is the highest-ranking House Democrat to support an impeachment investigation.

By HEATHER CAYGLE and KYLE CHENEY 08/19/2019 01:21 PM EDT Updated 08/19/2019 04:23 PM EDT

The push to remove the president from office gained momentum on Monday after the No. 4 House Democrat announced support for an impeachment investigation into Donald Trump.

Ben Ray Luján, a close ally of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, is the highest-ranking House Democrat to back impeachment thus far. The New Mexico Democrat, who currently serves as assistant speaker, is running to fill an open Senate seat in his home state next year.

“I support moving forward with an impeachment inquiry, which will continue to uncover the facts for the American people and hold this president accountable,” Luján said in a statement Monday, citing the findings from former special counsel Robert Mueller’s report released this spring.

“What is evident is that President Trump is abdicating his responsibility to defend our nation from Russian attacks and is putting his own personal and political interests ahead of the American people.”

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[Stuart G]

1. There will be more as the year moves along. K and R..nt

[lunatica]

2. He's my Congressman

Valerie Plame is running for his seat since he’s running to be our Senator in 2020. I wrote him to urge him to support impeaching Trump a couple of months ago.

I received an email this morning from him saying he was calling for impeachment.

[Ponietz]

5. I looked him in they eye in April, 2017 and demanded impeachment

His primary opponent for Tom Udall’s Senate seat, Maggie Toulouse Oliver, forced his hand.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

3. Hope they hurry

[BigmanPigman]

4. That makes 124...updated daily list "pro inquiry".

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/31/us/politics/trump-impeachment-congress-list.html

[BadgerMom]

6. As his constituent,

I’m really glad this happened.