Justin Amash becomes first Republican in Congress to call for Trump’s impeachment

By Colin Wilhelm

Published May 18, 2019 9:24pm ET

Justin Amash becomes first Republican in Congress to call for Trump’s impeachment — Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., followed by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, both members of the House Freedom Caucus whose conservative GOP members derailed the Republican health care bill last week, leave a closed-door strategy session with Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and the leadership as they try to rebuild unity within the Republican Conference, at the Capitol, in Washington, Tuesday, March 28, 2017. | (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rep. Justin Amash said that President Trump committed impeachable offenses during the course of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.

The Michigan Republican also accused Attorney General William Barr of misleading the public as to Mueller’s findings from his investigation into Russian interference in the 2017 presidential election.

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