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First House Republican backs impeachment inquiry | TheHill

posted onSeptember 28, 2019
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Article snippet: Rep. MORE. In a conference call with reporters, Amodei made clear he wouldn’t vote to impeach Trump, but he also expressed concern over the president’s dealings with Ukraine, adding that the House should “put it through the process and see what happens.” “I’m a big fan of oversight, so let’s let the committees get to work and see where it goes,” he said, according to audio of the call released by The Nevada Independent. “Using government agencies to, if it’s proven, to put your finger on the scale of an election, I don’t think that’s right,” Amodei added. “If it turns out that it’s something along those lines, then there’s a problem.” He later issued a statement after The Independent’s piece was published, emphasizing he was not in favor of impeaching Trump but supportive of the investigative approach. “In no way, shape, or form, did I indicate support for impeachment," he said. Amodei, who represents a ruby red district in northern Nevada, said he agreed with a statement from Sen. MORE (D-Nev.) in which she said, “We have to follow the facts and figure out what happened here.” His comments came amid an uproar on Capitol Hill over a July 25 conversation between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, when Trump suggested Kiev launch an investigation into former Vice President MORE, one of the president’s chief political rivals. “There's a lot of talk about Biden's son, that Biden stopped the prosecution and a lot of people want to find out about that so... Link to the full article to read more

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