Article snippet: Hurd, a moderate Republican who is retiring from Congress, has not shied away from criticizing President Trump in the past — giving hope to the left that he would break with his colleagues to support impeachment. However, he used his entire five minutes of questioning during the last hearing on Thursday to make a statement, rejecting the idea that there has been any evidence the president committed impeachable offenses. “Throughout this process I have said I want to learn the facts so that we can get to the truth,” he began. He said he believed the statements Trump made on the July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky were “inappropriate.” He also criticized the foreign policy that was being undertaken, saying that “uncoordinated, confusing, and conflicting messages” created uncertainty and doubt in Kiev at a time when a new reformist administration had taken office. However, he slammed Democrats’ assertion that without U.S. assistance, Ukraine would not be able to function. “Ukraine…is in a hot war with Russia and they are holding their own.We could benefit from the experience of the Ukrainians, not the other way around,” he said. Then he slammed the impeachment inquiry. “While I thought the intelligence committee would actually be engaged in oversight of the intelligence and national security communities, unfortunately we are not,” he said, continuing: He also noted that U.S. support for Ukraine was actually strengthened under the Trump adm... Link to the full article to read more