Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon Has Openly Said She Has Been Calling For An Impeachment Inquiry Since Early May. “Scanlon, who said she has been calling for an impeachment inquiry since early May, argued that Trump’s conduct would merit impeachment according to the framers of the Constitution.” (The Daily Pennsylvanian, 11/27/19)
Relying On The Bogus Russia Investigation, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Called For Setting Up An Impeachment Inquiry In May 2017. “Shocking revelation: Trump son-in-law was to set up secret Russian back channel. Time for House Judiciary to start impeachment inquiry.” (Twitter Feed, 05/26/2017)
Rep. Steve Cohen Introduced Articles Of Impeachment Against President Trump In August 2017. “I’ll be joining @MSNBC @AliVelshi & @SRuhle @ 11am/10amCST to discuss my articles of #Impeachment against #Trump. #ImpeachTrump.” (Twitter Feed, 08/17/17)
As Early As July 17, 2019, Rep. Karen Bass Supported A Motion To Impeach The President. “Just voted AGAINST a motion to table the resolution to impeach Donald Trump.” (Twitter Feed, 07/17/19)
In April 2019, Rep. Cedric Richmond Said Impeaching The President Over The Mueller Report Would Be The Best Way To Get The Facts Out. “Democratic Rep. Cedric Richmond of Louisiana, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, said impeachment proceedings against President Trump could be the ‘best way’ for Democrats in Congress to ‘get all the facts out’ about the details outlined in special counsel Robert Mueller’s report.” (CBS News, 04/28/19)
Rep. David Cicilline Called To Impeach The President On September 21, 2019. “Trump welcomed foreign interference in 2016 and tried to cover it up. He’s using the presidency for financial gain and obstructing Congress. Now he’s asking another foreign government to interfere in 2020. Each day we don’t impeach him, he grows bolder. We have to act. (Twitter Feed, 07/17/19)
On May 20, 2019, Rep. Ted Lieu Endorsed An Impeachment Inquiry Into The President If The President’s General Counsel Did Not Testify. “This inquiry could lead to impeachment, or it could lead to nothing. But I think if McGahn doesn’t show, we have to at least start it.” (The Washington Post, 05/20/19)
On May 2, 2019, Rep. Jamie Raskin Stated That He Had Been Thinking About The Impeachment Of Trump Since His Election In November 2016. QUESTION: “When did you start thinking about impeachment in terms of Donald Trump?” REPRESENTATIVE JAMIE RASKIN: “After my election in November 2016, when it became clear that Trump was going to be president, I had a sense that my service would call upon all of my constitutional training. There’s nothing normal about the times we live in.” (The Nation, 05/02/19)
On August 6, 2019, Rep. Pramila Jayapal Called For The President To Be Impeached. “Congress has the constitutional right to impeach a president for ‘high crimes and misdemeanors.’ It is clear that Trump has broken the law, and for that he must be held accountable.” (Twitter Feed, 08/06/19)
On September 25, 2019, Rep. Sylvia Garcia Stated That She Has Been In Favor Of An Impeachment Inquiry Since Before The Summer Break. “’Let’s be clear. I’ve never said I’m not for the inquiry. I’ve not made a decision whether to impeach or not,’ Garcia told CNN on Sept. 25. ‘I’ve been for the impeachment inquiry that we’ve been doing in Judiciary since before the summer break.’” (The Hill, 05/21/19)
On May 21, 2019, Rep. Joe Neguse Stated That He Supported An Impeachment Inquiry Based Off The Mueller Investigation. “The findings detailed in the Special Counsel’s report, and the Administration’s pattern of wholesale obstruction of Congress since the report’s release, make clear that it is time to open an impeachment inquiry.” (Twitter Feed, 05/21/19)
On May 20, 2019, Rep. Greg Stanton Called For The House To Open An Impeachment Inquiry Based Off Of The Mueller Report. “It is time for the House of Representatives to move to the next stages of holding the President accountable, including the extraordinary step of opening an impeachment inquiry. This is a conclusion I reached only recently, and not one I reached lightly.” (Rep. Stanton, Press Release, 05/30/19)
On May 22, 2019, Rep. Madeline Dean Called For The House To Push For An Impeachment Inquiry Based Off Of The Mueller Report. “We must open an impeachment inquiry. I don’t say this with any sort of joy, but I meet this with an American optimism that this government of and by and for the people will not be thwarted by the most singularly amoral President of our lifetimes.” (Twitter Feed, 05/22/19)
On June 21, 2019, Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell Put Out A Statement Saying She Supports Opening An Impeachment Inquiry Based Off Of The Mueller Report And Not Ukraine. “Since the release of Mueller’s report, the President has ignored multiple congressional subpoenas and asserted an abusive and illegitimate use of executive privilege. All of this in an attempt to hide information and undermine the checks and balances of our government. This President has engaged in behavior that we have not seen, nor would we have allowed, from the other 44 men who have occupied that office. This is why I support opening an impeachment inquiry into the President.” (Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Press Release, 06/21/19)
On May 21, 2019, Rep. Veronica Escobar Called For An Impeachment Inquiry Based Off The Mueller Report And Not Ukraine. “I personally feel like we cannot tolerate this level of obstruction, that if we do, then we have lowered the bar to the point where any criminal can be president of the United States and that should be unacceptable to all of us. I believe we need to begin an impeachment inquiry.” (Twitter Feed, 05/21/19)
