December 11, 2019 Media

The Denver Post: Colorado Democrat says she’ll vote for Trump impeachment

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette said Tuesday that she will vote for articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump next week, becoming the first Colorado member of the House to say so.

During an early afternoon interview in her Washington office, DeGette hoisted personal copies of the Federalist Papers and the U.S. Constitution, along with a heavy white binder of evidence she has amassed, as she explained why she believes Trump’s behavior constitutes the most serious violations of a president’s oath of office in American history.

“If we don’t do this, if we don’t hold the executive accountable, then this will only embolden President Trump and heaven knows what he will do,” DeGette said.

On Tuesday morning, House Democratic leaders, led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, announced two articles of impeachment against the president: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Standing in front of four American flags and a painting of George Washington, they called impeachment an unfortunate but necessary next step to rein in a reckless president.

“I’m sure the Republicans, for political reasons, will oppose these, but from a constitutional perspective I think the clarity of these two articles is really simple and important,” DeGette said a few hours later. “I think there maybe could have been other articles that would have been more debatable, in terms of their foundation and their evidence.”

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