Article snippet: Rep. MORE's investigation into Russian election interference warrant impeachment proceedings by the House. He also accused Attorney General report on the investigation's findings. This is not the first time Amash has stood out in the Republican Party by criticizing Trump or other top party officials, something the president highlighted when he hit back on Twitter on Sunday. Amash, a member of the Freedom Caucus and the Liberty Caucus, was elected to the House in 2010 as part of the anti-establishment libertarian wave that returned control of the lower chamber to Republicans. He quickly made a name for himself by voting no on a GOP-backed government funding measure because it did not do enough to cut spending, as well as citing constitutionality issues to abstain from several other votes. In 2012, he was removed from a committee post by then-Speaker MORE (R-Ohio) for challenging his leadership. Amash then backed a failed coup attempt to depose MORE. “We have to stand for something and we have to present a clear message to the American people and that hasn't happened,” Amash said at the time. As soon as Trump won the Republican nomination for president, Amash made clear he was not in support of the New York real estate mogul, who he said had an "extra-constitutional" view of presidency. “He seems to believe that government works like a business and he is the CEO of the business, and that is not how it works,” Amash told The Hill in December of 2016, following Tru... Link to the full article to read more
Clash with Trump marks latest break with GOP leaders for Justin Amash | TheHill
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