On the recordDecember 18, 2019
Like many of my colleagues, I never ran for Congress wanting or expecting to impeach anybody, let alone the President of the United States. However, given the facts, here we are. While some questions remain unanswered, two key facts are clear and compel me to support the Articles of Impeachment. First, President Trump attempted to pressure a foreign government to help his reelection campaign. And second, the President used the powers of his office to obstruct a congressional investigation into that wrongdoing. The President has falsely claimed he has been denied the chance to defend himself, but at the same time, he is preventing the testimony of witnesses with direct knowledge of the events under investigation. If the President were innocent, as he claims, surely these witnesses would be able to testify to that. If there had been no quid pro quo, these witnesses could say that. If aid to Ukraine were not intentionally delayed for improper purposes, they could surely testify to that also. But rather than giving these witnesses the chance to speak, the President has silenced them. The President has silenced witnesses at the Defense Department. The President has silenced witnesses at the State Department. The President has silenced witnesses at the White House.…





