Posted on 05/18/2019 7:43:50 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
U.S. Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan on Saturday became the first Republican lawmaker to say President Trump had "engaged in impeachable conduct." In a series of tweets, Amash wrote he had read the full report by special counsel Robert Mueller and had concluded there is a "threshold for impeachment."
"Under our Constitution, the president 'shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors,'" Amash wrote Saturday. "While 'high Crimes and Misdemeanors' is not defined, the context implies conduct that violates the public trust."
Amash also wrote that impeachment does not require "probable cause" has been committed, but rather "simply requires a finding that an official has engaged in careless, abusive, corrupt or otherwise dishonorable conduct."
After Mueller concluded his report in mid-March, Attorney General William Barr released a four-page summary, which Amash said "deliberately misrepresented" the full 448-page report. "Barr's misrepresentations are significant but often subtle, frequently taking the form of sleight-of-hand qualifications or logical fallacies, which he hopes people will not notice," he wrote.
Amash wrote that, contrary to Barr's initial assessment of Mueller's report, Mr. Trump had "engaged in specific actions and a pattern of behavior that meet the threshold for impeachment.
Congress, too, was not spared from criticism by Amash. He called out the partisanship of many lawmakers, saying they shift their perceptions "180 degrees" when discussing former President Bill Clinton and Mr. Trump.
"Few members of Congress even read Mueller's report; their minds were made up based on partisan affiliation — and it showed, with representatives and senators from both parties issuing definitive statements on the 448-page report's conclusions within just hours of its release," Amash wrote.
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There has to be someone willing to run against this traitor in the primary.
Amash is half Fakestinian and half Syrian. Nuff said.
Neither. At this point I don’t believe there is any elected individual in DC that is so disconnected or greedy that they don’t see whats coming. Im thinking its an admission of guilt. Drugs? Guns? Slaves? Don’t know but we should be taking a long look at this guys background, associates, and activities.
Traitor to everyone. Oppose him out of office. Pos.
Light this freaks phone up and let him know that President Trump didn’t betray the public trust, he did!
The headline suggests more are to come.
He thinks he is the man and is interested in a 2020 run per fox. There ya go.
This does seem to be the intent here. Make a splash and get a lot of free press from the media wing of the Democrat party. He’s going to run. Just about guaranteed.
Yep, Amash screamed "TEA PARTYYYYYYYYYY!!!!" at the top of his lungs and we were accused of being part of the "GOPE" and the "Deep state" if we question this lunatic's alleged "true conservative" credentials. When an actual conservative tried to primary Amash in the pre-Trump era, he was smeared on FR as a puppet of "the establishment".
The biggest irony is the "we must ALWAYS stand with Israel NO MATTER WHAT" crowd sucked up to this Jew-loathing, Israel-bashing, HAMAS apologist. Apparently this rule contains a "unless your name is Justin Amash" clause.
I think he is an antisemite and I am certain he is anti-Israel. I know the crowd from which he came.
Amash is an odiferous Obama-hole.
I wonder what Mitt promised him.
Note as always, there's no specifics.
"He and his brothers are co-owners of their family business, Dynamic Source International which includes Amash Imports, Inc. (founded in 1956 and using the trade name of Amash Brothers Distributing and Michigan Industrial Tools) and others.[6][7] Their family businesses are heavily invested in China which include Trekton and other products.[8]"
No ulterior motive there. Nope, none at all.
When have you EVER posted an article here at FR?
I hate you lazy ass POSs bitching about what is posted.
You contribute N O T H I N G.
Mitt couldn’t make the impeachment call himself so he’s using this young Palestinian as a proxy. The hope is others will join in and the movement to impeach will become bigger and bigger.
He should change his name to “Awash”, since he is deep in swamp water.
[ Look, this guy is an Eastern Orthodox Christian with a Pali parent, and a libertarian. He is kinda prissy like a prince and apparently totally missing out on what is happening at church. He thinks he is the man and is interested in a 2020 run per fox. There ya go. He’s always been against Trump, and this is no surprise. ]
Palistainian parent probably is gonna honor kill his ass if he doesn’t hate the bad man who moved the Israel embassy...
poor widdle baby Amashy
[ Amash is half Fakestinian and half Syrian. Nuff said. ]
WTF is it with middle east Christians in majority Islamic countries having a constant hate boner for Israel???
If it lasts for more than a few hours they need to see a doctor...
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