Republican Congressman Justin Amash of Michigan
3. Partisanship has eroded our system of checks and balances.
4. Few members of Congress have read the report.
-- 18 May 2019
America
Justin A. Amash (born April 18, 1980) is an American attorney and Republican member of Congress. In January 2011 Amash began serving as the U.S. Representative forMichigan Grand Rapids
First elected to Congress in 2010, Amash previously served in the Michigan House of Representatives representing the 72nd District, which is centered on the city ofKentwood
and includes his home in Cascade Township as well as the townships of Caledonia , and Gaines. As of January 2016 Amash is the
seventh youngest U.S. Representative.
He is chair of the House Liberty Caucus. Amash is a libertarian Republican.
Amash and his brothers are co-owners of Dynamic Source International, a Chinese company
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Here are my
principal conclusions:
1. Attorney
General Barr has deliberately misrepresented Mueller’s report.
2. President
Trump has engaged in impeachable conduct. 3. Partisanship has eroded our system of checks and balances.
4. Few members of Congress have read the report.
-- 18 May 2019
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I offer these
conclusions only after having read Mueller’s redacted report carefully and
completely, having read or watched pertinent statements and testimony, and
having discussed this matter with my staff, who thoroughly reviewed materials
and provided me with further analysis.
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In comparing
Barr’s principal conclusions, congressional testimony, and other statements to
Mueller’s report, it is clear that Barr intended to mislead the public about
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s analysis and findings.
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Barr’s
misrepresentations are significant but often subtle, frequently taking the form
of sleight-of-hand qualifications or logical fallacies, which he hopes people
will not notice.
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Under our
Constitution, the president “shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for,
and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.”
While “high Crimes and Misdemeanors” is not defined, the context implies
conduct that violates the public trust.
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Contrary to
Barr’s portrayal, Mueller’s report reveals that President Trump engaged in
specific actions and a pattern of behavior that meet the threshold for
impeachment.
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In fact,
Mueller’s report identifies multiple examples of conduct satisfying all the elements of
obstruction of justice, and undoubtedly any person who is not the
president of the United
States
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Impeachment,
which is a special form of indictment, does not even require probable cause
that a crime (e.g., obstruction of justice) has been committed; it simply
requires a finding that an official has engaged in careless, abusive, corrupt,
or otherwise dishonorable conduct.
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While
impeachment should be undertaken only in extraordinary circumstances, the risk
we face in an environment of extreme partisanship is not that Congress will
employ it as a remedy too often but rather that Congress will employ it so
rarely that it cannot deter misconduct.
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Our system of
checks and balances relies on each branch’s jealously guarding its powers and
upholding its duties under our Constitution. When loyalty to a political party
or to an individual trumps loyalty to the Constitution, the Rule of Law—the
foundation of liberty—crumbles.
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We’ve witnessed
members of Congress from both parties shift their views 180 degrees—on the
importance of character, on the principles of obstruction of justice—depending
on whether they’re discussing Bill Clinton or Donald Trump.
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Few members of
Congress even read Mueller’s report; their minds were made up based on partisan
affiliation—and it showed, with representatives and senators from both parties
issuing definitive statements on the 448-page report’s conclusions within just
hours of its release.
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Donald Trump, himself, if furious about Amash's tweets.
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1130109632645652480
Donald Trump, himself, if furious about Amash's tweets.
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1130109632645652480
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Background on Justin Amash
Justin A. Amash (born April 18, 1980) is an American attorney and Republican member of Congress. In January 2011 Amash began serving as the U.S. Representative for
First elected to Congress in 2010, Amash previously served in the Michigan House of Representatives representing the 72nd District, which is centered on the city of
He is chair of the House Liberty Caucus. Amash is a libertarian Republican.
Amash and his brothers are co-owners of Dynamic Source International, a Chinese company
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