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GOP lawmaker: Trump has engaged in multiple actions that 'meet threshold for impeachment'
The Hill ^ | May 18, 2019 | John Bowden

Posted on 05/18/2019 1:43:59 PM PDT by jazusamo

A Michigan Republican and member of the House Freedom Caucus broke with his party Saturday in a rare series of tweetes accusing President Trump of "impeachable conduct."

Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) tweeted Saturday that the president's actions to potentially obstruct the now-shuttered special counsel investigation warranted impeachment by the House, and accused Attorney General William Barr of "deliberately misrepresenting" Robert Mueller's report of the investigation's findings.

"Here are my principal conclusions: 1. Attorney General Barr has deliberately misrepresented Mueller’s report. 2. President Trump has engaged in impeachable conduct. 3. Partisanship has eroded our system of checks and balances. 4. Few members of Congress have read the report," Amash wrote Saturday afternoon.

"Mueller’s report reveals that President Trump engaged in specific actions and a pattern of behavior that meet the threshold for impeachment," the Michigan Republican continued. "Mueller’s report identifies multiple examples of conduct satisfying all the elements of obstruction of justice, and undoubtedly any person who is not the president of the United States would be indicted based on such evidence."

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To: jazusamo
"Here are my principal conclusions: 1. Attorney General Barr has deliberately misrepresented Mueller’s report. 2. President Trump has engaged in impeachable conduct. 3. Partisanship has eroded our system of checks and balances. 4. Few members of Congress have read the report,"
Here's MY conclusion of his conclusions...Ignorance is bliss. You can't fix stupid.
61 posted on 05/18/2019 2:27:48 PM PDT by lewislynn
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To: kiryandil

I will NOT vote for a demonrat EVER. I WILL continue to vote against amash until he is finally replaced by a real conservative.


62 posted on 05/18/2019 2:27:49 PM PDT by mombonn (God is looking for spiritual fruit, not religious nuts.)
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To: lewislynn
Here's MY conclusion of his conclusions...Ignorance is bliss. You can't fix stupid.

Well said, you're dead on the mark!

63 posted on 05/18/2019 2:30:05 PM PDT by jazusamo (Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

I agree. What he’s doing is exposing that we are not in a “democrat vs republican” era. We are in a Deep State vs Trump era.

The only valid reason for disagreeing with Barr on this is if you are just plain anti-trump, no matter what. That is mostly nutcases like the on air CNN staff and Democrats. But there are plenty in the R party as well.


64 posted on 05/18/2019 2:30:29 PM PDT by cuban leaf
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To: Stravinsky

Yeah, he’s a Democrat, for all intents and purposes.

There are lots of Palestinian Christians (among others) who totally-reject a reborn nation of Israel in the Last Days.

I’ll bet this guy was hyperventilating when:

1) President Trump moved the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem and
2) When President Trump said the Golan Heights belong to Israel (I’ll bet this one really got him going)

I will guess he’ll get even more shrill.


65 posted on 05/18/2019 2:31:04 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: jazusamo

My answer to Amash: 1) the report is out. There is no misleading about it. It says what it says and anyone can read it themselves; 2) there is no POTENTIAL obstruction of justice. You either have met the standard and are charged or you have not; 3) the partisan divide only exists when we do not do exactly what the democrats want us to do.

Finally, ok Mr Assmash, let’s play along. Under the standard for what constitutes “obstruction” of justice, you are commenting on matters currently under investigation and review by the DON. You are obstructing justice.


66 posted on 05/18/2019 2:32:10 PM PDT by FlipWilson
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To: eastforker
His dad is a palestinian, came here in 1956, so he’s a muslim, what else do you need to know.

His home address?

67 posted on 05/18/2019 2:32:49 PM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: jazusamo
[ A Michigan Republican and member of the House Freedom Caucus broke with his party Saturday in a rare series of tweetes accusing President Trump of "impeachable conduct." ]


68 posted on 05/18/2019 2:33:11 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: jazusamo

The only way this nonsense makes sense is the dem mafia got something on this a-hole.


69 posted on 05/18/2019 2:35:48 PM PDT by Hostage (Article V)
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To: CIB-173RDABN
He has opposed Donald Trump from day one.

This guy is as much a Republican as is Bill Kristol.

70 posted on 05/18/2019 2:37:56 PM PDT by Repeal 16-17 (Let me know when the Shooting starts.)
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To: jazusamo

So now it’s a “bipartisan majority”.

Keep an eye on Romney. They need 20 Republicans. It’s not impossible.


71 posted on 05/18/2019 2:40:08 PM PDT by Jim Noble (1)
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To: unixfox

A lot of Palestinians are Christians.


72 posted on 05/18/2019 2:42:57 PM PDT by Jim Noble (1)
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To: coon2000; eastforker

[His dad is a palestinian, came here in 1956, so he’s a muslim, what else do you need to know.]


A significant number of Middle Eastern Christians tend to be pan-Arabists on ME issues. This means they’ll side with Arabs and take positions that are antithetical to US interests. Not all, or necessarily even the majority, but some. Off the top of my head, this is a list of a few (non-US citizen) anti-American Arab Christians,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Habash
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirhan_Sirhan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Aflaq

It’s understandable. When we showed up in Iraq, we did not particularly take their side. The problem is that we couldn’t, with our rules of engagement. The only way we could take their side without greatly increasing our casualty count would be to commit what are today considered war crimes. We’d have to do a Muhammad in reverse to the Muslims in Iraq - convert or die.


73 posted on 05/18/2019 2:46:39 PM PDT by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
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To: jazusamo

Here’s MY principal conclusion: Representative Amash should not “tweet” when he’s not sober....


74 posted on 05/18/2019 2:48:03 PM PDT by pfony1 (Put Up or Shut Up!)
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To: jazusamo

I’ve read the comments here. Amash is touted as a Christian. What most don’t realize is that far east Christians are NOT the same as US Christians. They are often violent and tend to have a convenient mix of beliefs.


75 posted on 05/18/2019 2:49:56 PM PDT by WWG1WWA (Brothers, what we do in life echoes in eternity." -Marcus Aurelius)
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To: jazusamo
I don't think he's a Democrat. It took me a while, but I think I finally figured out his story:

1. He was first elected in 2010 as one of the original TEA Party candidates.

2. He sound like he's got solid principles in Congress, and votes accordingly.

3. Unfortunately, this means he often ends up being one of a very small number -- like, fewer than five House members -- who votes against bills that pass by huge bi-partisan margins.

4. This might make him a principled man, but also a completely useless legislator.

5. He is clearly incapable of convincing anyone else in Congress to vote his way, so his only way to deflect blame -- and generate any publicity for himself at all -- is to make these outlandish statements against President Trump ... as if it's Trump's fault that the Republicans in Congress are mostly big-government globalists.

76 posted on 05/18/2019 2:51:04 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Out on the road today I saw a Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac.")
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To: jazusamo

Amash is a loon. This will not sit well with what is a very conservative district in west Michigan.

CC


77 posted on 05/18/2019 3:01:07 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV)
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

Yeah right! Michigan voters have been doing a”great job” electing people to public office! Takes few minutes to tell us all about ColemanYoung and Jennifer Grandholm for starters.


78 posted on 05/18/2019 3:01:28 PM PDT by vette6387
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To: VanDeKoik

I hate to say this, but you nailed it. And Jerry Ford was a cousin.

CC


79 posted on 05/18/2019 3:04:18 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV)
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To: eastforker

Why the hell is he a republican?


80 posted on 05/18/2019 3:06:14 PM PDT by Fishtalk
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