UP Date-(TLB)~ed: Dem reverses course on impeachment again, now supports after saying it had no ‘value’
(FOX News) That didn’t take long.
Democratic Rep. Brenda Lawrence, just two days after declaring she could no longer “see the value” in removing President Trump from office as she pushed instead for an alternative to impeachment, has reversed course again — now claiming she’s completely on board with impeachment.
“I was an early supporter for impeachment in 2017,” Lawrence said in a statement. “The House Intelligence Committee followed a very thorough process in holding hearings these past two weeks. The information they revealed confirmed that this President has abused the power of his office, therefore I continue to support impeachment.”
The Michigan lawmaker added: “However, I am very concerned about Senate Republicans and the fact that they would find this behavior by the President acceptable.”
For good measure, the statement was circulated in a tweet that declared impeachment proceedings “MUST” continue. (TLB)
First House Democrat Publicly Opposes Impeachment
Schiff Hits The Fan
With public support for impeachment waning and the risk of a potentially disastrous Senate trial looming, House Democrats have suffered their first impeachment defection after Rep. Brenda Lawrence of Michigan said she no longer supports the effort. -Zero Hedge
“We are so close to an election. I will tell you, sitting here knowing how divided this country is, I don’t see the value of taking him out of office,” said Lawrence, who instead favors censuring President Trump over allegations that he withheld military aid in Ukraine for self-serving purposes, according to the Washington Examiner.
“I do see the value of putting down a marker saying his behavior is not acceptable.”
“I want to censure. I want it on the record that the House of Representatives did their job and they told this president and any president coming behind him that this is unacceptable behavior and, under our Constitution, we will not allow it,” Lawrence continued.
Lawrence backed the House inquiry as recently as early October, but changed her tune after recent polls reveal a drop in public support for impeachment following weeks of televised testimony from hand-picked witnesses who were unable to conclude that Trump withheld Ukraine aid in a quid pro quo, extortion, or any other phrase that polled well.
According to the FiveThirtyEight average of national polls, support for impeachment has shrunk from 50.3 percent in mid-October to 46.3 percent presently, while opposition has risen from 43.8 percent to 45.6 percent.
Among independents in the FiveThirtyEight average, support for impeachment topped out at 47.7 percent in late October but has sunk to 41 percent over the past three weeks. –The Hill
Maybe, but too many of them are afraid their offices and homes would soon be like halftime at the Yale-Harvard game. https://t.co/30lUkpX401
— Brit Hume (@brithume) November 26, 2019
An impeachment in the House would mean a trial in the GOP-controlled Senate, where witnesses such as Joe and Hunter Biden, Devon Archer, John Kerry’s Stepson and Ukrainian officials would be fair game as Republicans slow-walk America through allegations that the former Vice President and his son were engaged in a pay-for-play political racket.
Base will melt if they don’t impeach. But it’s a political boondoggle if they do.
So awesome. https://t.co/sW0vjayXAH
— John Ocasio-Nolte (@NolteNC) November 26, 2019
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(TLB) published this article as compiled by Tyler Durden at Zero Hedge
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