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To: locogringo who wrote (1135351)	5/19/2019 4:17:50 AM
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Republican Justin Amash calls for Trump impeachment; also accuses AG Barr of misleading the public 50 minutes ago bbc.com Image copyrightRONALD GRANTImage captionMr Amash also accused Attorney General William Barr of misleading the publicJustin Amash has become the first Republican congressman to call for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. He claimed Mr Trump had "engaged in specific actions" that "meet the threshold for impeachment". Mr Amash accused Attorney General William Barr of misleading the public about Special Counsel Robert Mueller's findings on Russian interference. Mr Mueller's report found no criminal conspiracy between Trump's 2016 election campaign and Russia. However it did find 10 instances where Mr Trump possibly attempted to impede the investigation. Mr Amash, a representative for Michigan, made the comments on Saturday on Twitter. Skip Twitter post by @justinamash <twitter-widget class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" id="twitter-widget-0" data-tweet-id="1129831615952236546" style="background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,"); background-position: 16px 13px; border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); border-radius: 4px; font-weight: initial; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; visibility: visible; display: block; position: static; transform: rotate(0deg); max-width: 100%; width: 500px; min-width: 220px;"> Justin Amash ?@justinamash Here are my principal conclusions: 1. Attorney General Barr has deliberately misrepresented Mueller’s report. 2. President Trump has engaged in impeachable conduct. 3. Partisanship has eroded our system of checks and balances. 4. Few members of Congress have read the report. 160K 2:30 PM - May 18, 2019 Twitter Ads info and privacy 87.4K people are talking about this Report End of Twitter post by @justinamash He told his followers that "few members of Congress even read Mueller's report" and claimed that they made up their minds based on "partisan affiliation." Rashida Tlaib, a Democrat lawmaker for Michigan asked Mr Amash to "cosponsor" an impeachment investigation resolution. Eight new things in the Mueller report Pelosi accuses attorney general of lyingThe 448 page report includes large swathes of redactions and a subpoena demanding its full version has been issued. Many Democrats including Elizabeth Warren have called for Mr Trump's impeachment. Following the release of the report, she said: "The severity of this misconduct demands that elected officials in both parties set aside political considerations and do their constitutional duty." However House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have warned against it. Mr Hoyer told CNN that impeachment would not be "worthwhile". He said: "Very frankly, there is an election in 18 months and the American people will make a judgement." Nancy Pelosi told the Washington Post that impeaching Mr Trump is "just not worth it."