Amash Claims, Without Evidence, That Many of His GOP Colleagues Support Impeaching Trump Too

Yesterday, Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) took the stage at a town hall in Grand Rapids, MI. He criticized President Trump frequently during the event before a selected audience while promoting his own constitutional voting record.

There was a tense confrontation between Amash and a pro-Trump woman who was hectored by the hostile audience and barely able to raise her point between the jeers:

One of the most telling snippets from the town hall was Amash’s assertion that he has plenty of backup in Congress on the Republican side of the aisle for his impeachment push.

Amash said to the audience that they wouldn’t believe how many of his Republican colleagues support impeachment based on the contents of the Mueller report, which cleared President Trump of any Russian collusion.

He then patted himself on the back for his bravery in supporting Trump’s impeachment.

“If you have a society where all we care about is that the other side is bad and therefore we don’t have to do what’s right, that society will break down and you will have no liberty,” Amash said.

Then Amash implied that impeachment was the right choice “for those of you who care about liberty [and] the Constitution.” He advocated for Republicans to reach out and “care” about what the Democrats are doing.

The entire clip can be seen here.

Amash framed his fight as a matter of ethics. By ignoring the gross overreaches of the Mueller investigation and instead focusing on the President’s alleged obstruction of this unprecedented deep state overreach, he claims he is fulfilling his oath of office.

“I think it’s really important that we do our job as a Congress, that we not allow misconduct to go undeterred, that we not just say someone can violate the public trust and that there are no consequences to it,” Amash said.

He urged everyone to read the Mueller report, a biased political document written by a career federal bureaucrat who lied about WMDs in Iraq as FBI director, and talked about the document as if it was sacrosanct.

“I’m confident if you read volume two, you will be appalled at much of the conduct, and I was appalled by it,” Amash said.

“I think we cannot let conduct like that go unchecked. Congress has a duty to keep the President in check, and it is a difficult process,” he added.

Amash noted that the impeachment process is not easy, but would continue to lead on the issue regardless. His position on impeachment is to the left of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)

“We owe it to the American people to represent them, to ensure that the people we have in office are doing the right thing, are of good character, aren’t violating the public trust,” Amash said.

That clip can be seen here:

“I will always stand up for liberty and stand up for our Constitution,” Amash said in his conclusion.

His lip service was particularly enjoyed by the far left, who are enjoying the division that Amash is causing among his Republican ranks. Several resistance members showed up with signs outside of the town hall to support Amash’s stand against his party and Trump’s MAGA agenda.

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