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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,729 posts)
Thu Sep 26, 2019, 08:20 PM Sep 2019

Two Republican governors say they support impeachment inquiry of Trump

Source: Washington Post

For the first time, two Republican governors have publicly supported the impeachment inquiry of President Trump, a new development in an intensifying political fracas that has so far been largely partisan.

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott and Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, both outspoken critics of Trump from the Northeast, said Thursday that they favored the investigation, but Scott added that he would wait for more information before calling for further action against the president.

In a statement to The Washington Post, Scott called the inquiry “appropriate” and said it is a key part of Congress’s duty as a co-equal branch of government.

“I think we have much more to learn and need to understand all the facts as this serious allegation is considered,“ he said. "Congress has a solemn responsibility to every American to fulfill its role in our government system of checks and balances.”

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/09/26/two-republican-governors-say-they-support-impeachment-inquiry-trump/



This is perhaps redundant since a earlier article mentioned Vermont Governor Phil Scott. This is the first that mentions Massachusetts Gov.Charlie Baker.
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Two Republican governors say they support impeachment inquiry of Trump (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2019 OP
Must be time for an election aroung the corner? ffr Sep 2019 #1
Both were re-elected in 2018 RhodeIslandOne Sep 2019 #5
Thanks, Mama, it's been "1" all day long...tickled to see "2" now!!! Leghorn21 Sep 2019 #2
Very soon it will be more Botany Sep 2019 #3
governors are nice, but we need senators not_the_one Sep 2019 #4
Charlie Baker hasn't been very outspoken Green Line Sep 2019 #6
I just said yesterday that I was wondering when smirkymonkey Sep 2019 #7
 

not_the_one

(2,227 posts)
4. governors are nice, but we need senators
Thu Sep 26, 2019, 10:46 PM
Sep 2019

I am afraid they will do their own calculations and figure exactly how many to "allow" to come out for impeachment (to give the party the cover of trying to be fair), and end up with one senator short of actually approving impeachment.

That would be taking Tulsi's vote against impeachment into consideration.

They are a shrewd bunch of traitors.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
7. I just said yesterday that I was wondering when
Fri Sep 27, 2019, 03:56 PM
Sep 2019

Charlie Baker was going to jump on the impeach bandwagon. I must admit that was quicker than I thought it would be.

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