Greg Stanton is for impeachment
From an email from Greg Stanton
Thank you for contacting me to share your thoughts about impeachment. Like you, this is an issue I take very seriously.
I believe 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.
Special Counsel Robert Mueller's redacted report detailed Russia's sweeping attack on America's democracy. Yet the President has refused to defend our nation and his inaction leaves us vulnerable to further attack. I am disappointed that, to this day, the President accepts Russian President Vladimir Putin's denials of interference at face value. The Special Counsel also uncovered significant evidence that the President obstructed justice but, as he explained during his July 24 testimony before the House Judiciary Committee - of which I am a member - he was prohibited by Department of Justice policy from filing charges. If the evidence the Special Counsel discovered is accurate, I believe it surpasses the Constitutional threshold of high crimes and misdemeanors.
Since the release of the Special Counsel's report, the President and his Administration have sought to undermine the checks and balances that are the foundation of our democracy. The President defied lawful requests from Congress and attempted to exempt himself and his Administration from oversight by claiming an extraordinary and overly-broad interpretation of executive privilege, an interpretation that no court has recognized. No person is above the law, and the situation we find ourselves in is solely a result of the President's own actions.
I accept that this conclusion will be unpopular with some, but it is the right thing to do. I swore an oath to defend the Constitution against all enemies - foreign and domestic - and Congress must now use all means necessary to protect it and the rule of law.
I appreciate you taking the time to share your views on this matter. If you would like to know more about the work I'm doing in Congress to make a positive difference for Arizona, please visit my website and sign up for my newsletter at stanton.house.gov.
Sincerely,
Greg Stanton Signature.
Greg Stanton
Member of Congress
