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Democrat Explains Why He’s Voting Against Impeaching Trump

John Bickley
Democrat Explains Why He’s Voting Against Impeaching Trump
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The only thing bipartisan about the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump has been the opposition. While not a single House Republican voted to move forward with the official inquiry, the same can’t be said for the other side of the aisle in voting against the move. Two Democratic representatives opposed the inquiry, and now, with Republicans still apparently unified against impeachment, one of those Democratic dissenters is explaining why he continues to oppose impeaching the president after the public hearings.

With the hearings having failed to move the needle with the public — in fact more polls show support for impeachment slipping than holding steady after the public testimony — USA Today published an interview Sunday with one of the two Democratic inquiry opposers, New Jersey Rep. Jeff Van Drew.

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