A First: Vermont GOP Governor Backs Trump Impeachment Probe

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Vermont Gov. Phil Scott speaks at a news conference on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019, in Essex Junction, Vt., where he said he supported an impeachment inquiry into the actions of President Donald Trump. Scott is the first Republican governor to publicly come out in favor of the impeachment inquiry, but says he wants to know the facts before any further actions are taken. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring)

ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt. (AP) — Vermont’s governor has become the first Republican chief executive to support impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump but cautions that he wants to know more before any further actions are taken.

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Gov. Phil Scott said at a news conference Thursday that he wasn’t surprised by the allegations that Trump repeatedly urged Ukraine’s president to “look into” Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden because he’s “watched him over the years.”

Other moderate Republican governors have yet to weigh in on an impeachment inquiry.

When pressed by reporters, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Wednesday he was withholding judgment. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan have yet to comment.

Scott has been a frequent critic of the president.


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uneducated
uneducated
4 years ago

At this rate he will be impeached in less than a Year an removed from office soon after that.

GoldnMedina
GoldnMedina
4 years ago

Is it possible? A republikaaner with a backbone. And a sense of ethics? Nah. It must be fake news.

Cixelsyd Wnosanoy
Cixelsyd Wnosanoy
4 years ago

“…Proper ethichs (sic) is to do the will of the people…”

A nonsensical proposition that barely sounds good when you say it fast. What would you do if the “will of the people” is to deny religious rights to Jews?

I think what you really mean is as follows:

1. I am all-knowing Archy, and my opinions represent the will of both G-d “the people;”
2. If you disagree with me, you therefore are disagreeing with G-d and “the people;” and
3. So, if you disagree with me (G-d and “the people”) you are evil.

Educated Archy
Educated Archy
4 years ago

What would you do if the “will of the people” is to deny religious rights to Jews?

You mean like the democrats? Deny our rights like ban kapparas, bris mila, shechita , force our bakers to bake cakes for gay weddings, force us to pay high Public school taxes but then not give us a penny for our won school costs even bussing or special ed?

Either way right now the will of the people is to have maddog crazy guy in DC who is an ohev yisroel and good to us and who will rip apart all the BS like climate change and other erronus regulations as well as stack the courts with good judges. It’s not our job to think about what “ifs”. If that happenes then we’d be opposed to the POTUS

PaulinSaudi
PaulinSaudi
4 years ago

Nothing wrong with looking into it. The memo of the phone call looks very bad for the President.

The_Truth
The_Truth
4 years ago

They were crying Impeach him as soon as he took office. The phone call with Ukrainian leader was only 2 months ago. Ipso facto, they have no reliability on anything regarding impeachment. I’m not holding my breath.