Some members of Congress may quietly harvest hopes for President Barack Obama’s impeachment, but Rep. Kerry Bentivolio (R-Mich.) went public with his wishes, saying ousting Obama would be “a dream come true.”
The Michigan Republican spoke before the Birmingham Bloomfield Republican Club on Monday night and addressed a host of constituents’ concerns from Obamacare to the sequestration. But when the topic of impeaching the President came up, Bentivolio held nothing back.
“If I could write that bill and submit it, it would … it would be a dream come true. I feel your pain. I know. I stood 12 feet away from the guy and listened to him,” the congressman said. “And I couldn’t stand being there. But because he is President, I have to respect the office. That’s my job as a congressman. I respect the office.”
Bentivolio then went on to describe meetings he’s had with attorneys to discuss the probability of formally removing the President from office. But, according to him, he and his fellow Republicans would need concrete evidence before taking action.
“I went back to my office and I’ve had lawyers come in. And these are lawyers, PhDs in history, and I said ‘tell me how I can impeach the President of the United States.’ ‘What evidence do you have? You’ve got to have evidence.’
“Until we have evidence, you’re going to become a laughingstock if you’ve submitted the bill to impeach the President because number one, you’ve got to convince the press,” he said. “And there are some people out there no matter what Obama does, he’s still the greatest president they’ve ever had. That’s what you’re fighting.”
And, according to Bentivolio, the press is “the most corrupt thing in Washington.”
Check out his response to impeachment questions below.
