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This GOP senator was lured into Trump’s Ukraine saga by The Hill’s sketchy reporter — but he still won’t recuse himself on impeachment

AlterNet logoSen. Ron Johnson — who’s more deeply involved in the Ukraine scandal than any other lawmaker — insists there’s no reason for him to recuse himself from voting on impeachment.

The Wisconsin Republican, who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s panel on Europe, has been so engaged in Ukraine matters that he could be called as a fact witness in the impeachment inquiry, reported The Daily Beast.

He’s been so involved, in fact, that Reps. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Devin Nunes (R-CA) — two of President Donald Trump’s strongest congressional allies — asked him to provide his recollection of what took place with Ukraine.

View the complete November 19 article by Travis Gettys from Raw Story on the AlterNet website here.

Michigan GOP congressman says Trump’s conduct impeachable

“Mueller’s report reveals that President Trump engaged in specific actions and a pattern of behavior that meet the threshold for impeachment,” Justin Amash wrote.

Michigan Rep. Justin Amash became the first Republican lawmaker to declare that President Donald Trump committed impeachable offenses and that Attorney General William Barr “deliberately misrepresented” special counsel Robert Mueller’s report.

Amash, whose libertarian views often put him at odds with Trump and his fellow Republicans, posted a series of tweets Saturday afternoon outlining positions that even some Democrats have been unwilling to embrace — an extraordinary development that comes as Democratic leaders face increasing pressure from progressives to launch impeachment proceedings.

“Contrary to Barr’s portrayal, Mueller’s report reveals that President Trump engaged in specific actions and a pattern of behavior that meet the threshold for impeachment,” Amash wrote, arguing that lawmakers have become too afraid of using impeachment to deter presidential misconduct.

View the complete May 18 article by Andrew Desiderio on the Politico website here.