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Trump Lashes Out at \u2018Lightweight Loser\u2019 GOP Rep. Justin Amash, After Congressman Said President \u2018Committed Impeachable Offenses\u2019<\/b><\/p>\n

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Donald Trump came after Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) on Sunday after Amash tweeted that Trump had committed \u201cimpeachable offenses.<\/p>\n

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\u2026.he would see that it was nevertheless strong on NO COLLUSION and, ultimately, NO OBSTRUCTION\u2026Anyway, how do you Obstruct when there is no crime and, in fact, the crimes were committed by the other side? Justin is a loser who sadly plays right into our opponents hands!<\/p>\n

\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 19, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Tweeted Trump: \u201cNever a fan of @justinamash<\/a>, a total lightweight who opposes me and some of our great Republican ideas and policies just for the sake of getting his name out there through controversy. If he actually read the biased Mueller Report, \u201ccomposed\u201d by 18 Angry Dems who hated Trump,\u2026\u2026..he would see that it was nevertheless strong on NO COLLUSION and, ultimately, NO OBSTRUCTION\u2026Anyway, how do you Obstruct when there is no crime and, in fact, the crimes were committed by the other side? Justin is a loser who sadly plays right into our opponents hands!\u201d<\/p>\n

Coming to Trump\u2019s defense was State Rep. Jim Lower, R-Greenville, who said he would challenge Amash for his seat<\/a>: \u201cLower said he had been planning to run for some time and had expected to make an announcement closer to July 4. But he said he decided to move up that schedule after Amash said on Twitter on Saturday that after reading Special Counsel Robert Mueller\u2019s report he believes the president committed impeachable offenses. \u2026 Lower described himself as \u2018pro-Trump\u2019 in making his announcement.\u201d <\/p>\n

Tweeted Amash on Saturday<\/a>: \u201cContrary to Barr\u2019s portrayal, Mueller\u2019s report reveals that President Trump engaged in specific actions and a pattern of behavior that meet the threshold for impeachment. Impeachment, which is a special form of indictment, does not even require probable cause that a crime (e.g., obstruction of justice) has been committed; it simply requires a finding that an official has engaged in careless, abusive, corrupt, or otherwise dishonorable conduct.\u201d<\/p>\n

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I offer these conclusions only after having read Mueller\u2019s redacted report carefully and completely, having read or watched pertinent statements and testimony, and having discussed this matter with my staff, who thoroughly reviewed materials and provided me with further analysis.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Justin Amash (@justinamash) May 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Barr\u2019s misrepresentations are significant but often subtle, frequently taking the form of sleight-of-hand qualifications or logical fallacies, which he hopes people will not notice.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Justin Amash (@justinamash) May 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Contrary to Barr\u2019s portrayal, Mueller\u2019s report reveals that President Trump engaged in specific actions and a pattern of behavior that meet the threshold for impeachment.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Justin Amash (@justinamash) May 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Impeachment, which is a special form of indictment, does not even require probable cause that a crime (e.g., obstruction of justice) has been committed; it simply requires a finding that an official has engaged in careless, abusive, corrupt, or otherwise dishonorable conduct.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Justin Amash (@justinamash) May 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Our system of checks and balances relies on each branch\u2019s jealously guarding its powers and upholding its duties under our Constitution. When loyalty to a political party or to an individual trumps loyalty to the Constitution, the Rule of Law\u2014the foundation of liberty\u2014crumbles.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Justin Amash (@justinamash) May 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Few members of Congress even read Mueller\u2019s report; their minds were made up based on partisan affiliation\u2014and it showed, with representatives and senators from both parties issuing definitive statements on the 448-page report\u2019s conclusions within just hours of its release.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Justin Amash (@justinamash) May 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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America\u2019s institutions depend on officials to uphold both the rules and spirit of our constitutional system even when to do so is personally inconvenient or yields a politically unfavorable outcome. Our Constitution is brilliant and awesome; it deserves a government to match it.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Justin Amash (@justinamash) May 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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