“He has betrayed the public trust, betrayed American interests, betrayed his oath of office, and it requires action.'
Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips, a freshman Democrat, says the evidence found in a transcript of President Donald Trump's call with the president of Ukraine released Wednesday left him no choice but to support an impeachment inquiry.
"The president of the United States, above all else, should recognize that there's always an implicit quid pro quo when a favor is asked," he said. In the 2018 congressional election, Phillips ran on a platform dedicated to cleaning up corruption. He told ABC News that he does not want to contribute to the deep divide in this country or his district.
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