Tulsi Gabbard abstains from Trump impeachment vote

Published December 19, 2019 3:48am ET



Rep. Tulsi Gabbard declined to support a House Democrat-led push to impeach President Trump in Wednesday’s historic vote.

The Hawaii Democrat, who is a lower-tier candidate running for the party’s 2020 presidential nomination, instead voted “present” when House members were asked to consider two articles of impeachment, one alleging abuse of power and another for obstruction of Congress.

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