Amy McGrath endorses impeachment inquiry. 'This is about our national security.'
Amy McGrath endorses impeachment inquiry. This is about our national security.
BY DANIEL DESROCHERS at the Lexington Herald Leader
https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article235554022.html
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Former Marine Corps pilot Amy McGrath, a Democratic candidate and potential opponent for U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in 2020, endorsed the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump on Friday.
The House of Representatives opened the impeachment inquiry against Trump Tuesday, days after finding out Trump asked the president of Ukraine to investigate a political rival, former vice president Joe Biden. The inquiry lays the groundwork for impeachment, the most serious political action the House of Representatives can take against a sitting president.
Earlier in the week, McGrath said if the allegations against Trump were true, it was a disgraceful betrayal of the oath of office and demanded immediate action, but she stopped short of calling for impeachment proceedings. Her stance hardened after a week of new revelations, including a rough readout of Trumps conversation with the president of Ukraine and the report of a whistleblower in the intelligence community who brought attention to the call.
Americans deserve to know all of the facts underlying these allegations, and I fully support the House inquiry to do so, McGrath wrote in a statement. Sen. McConnell must do his job and put honor, principle, and the moral authority of our nation above partisan politics and demand that the administration release all of the information related to the whistleblower complaint immediately.
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