Florida Democratic Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell claimed that she is aware of Senate Republicans who are willing to back impeachment of President Trump if it becomes clear that he tried to use foreign aid as “leverage.”
In a July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Trump discussed both the aid the United States provides to Ukraine, while also requesting he look into former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden. The transcript of the phone call in question was released by the White House on Wednesday.
In an interview on CNN shortly after, Mucarsel-Powell stated, “I do think, and I have heard from some of my colleagues, that they have been speaking with their senators who are Republican senators, that this definitely changes the calculus for them.”
“If they get full evidence and the information from the whistleblower complaint where they confirm that this president was using the aid that had been appropriated by Congress as a leverage point to put influence, to exert influence on a foreign leader to get information on a political opponent, that that crosses that red line,” she continued. “I have heard actually from a lot of my constituents that feel the same way.”
Kate Bolduan then responded, “I’m sorry. Are you saying that you’ve heard from Republican senators that if these facts bear out, that is a tipping point for them?”
The Florida congresswoman then affirmed Bolduan’s question, but refused to reveal any names.
