GOP/IMPEACHMENT/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In a series of tweets Saturday [5-18-19] afternoon, Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., came out in favor of impeaching President Donald Trump, making Amash the first Republican member of Congress to do so. Amash, who represents Grand Rapids, Michigan, wrote that ‘President Trump has engaged in impeachable conduct’ regarding obstruction of justice. The five-term lawmaker read the entire redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 election and then delivered his thoughts. The release of Mueller’s report has provoked debate over impeachment because it did not take a stance on whether Trump or his associates obstructed justice, instead laying out instances in which they potentially obstructed justice. Amash started his Twitter thread by accusing Attorney General William Barr of distorting the report’s conclusions, writing: ‘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.’”
–Nicholas Wu, “GOP congressman: ‘President Trump has engaged in impeachable conduct’,” USA Today, May 17, 2019 5:54 pm