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Justin Amash launches exploratory committee for Libertarian presidential bid

By Emily Brooks
Published April 29, 2020 12:41am ET
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Justin Amash launches exploratory committee for Libertarian presidential bid
FILE - This March 28, 2017, file photo shows Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., followed by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, leaving a closed-door strategy session on Capitol Hill in Washington. Amash isn’t taking back his call for President Trump’s impeachment. The fourth-term congressman took considerable heat on Monday, May 20, 2019, for tweeting over the weekend that special counsel Robert Mueller’s report outlined obstruction by the president. | (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Justin Amash took a big step toward running for president as a Libertarian.

The independent Michigan congressman announced an exploratory committee on Tuesday, a clear indication he is serious about initiating a bid for president.

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