U.S. Representative Ron Kind Supports Investigation of the President, But Hesitant of Impeachment
Friday, October 18th, 2019 -- 10:39 AM
(AP) -Democratic U.S. Rep. Ron Kind says he supports investigating the President, but impeachment and removal from office should be a "last resort."Kind made the comments Thursday in an interview on Wisconsin Public Radio. Kind says the House is right to investigate a whistleblower's complaint that the President was pushing Ukraine's leader into opening an investigation of a company connected to the son of the President's potential 2020 Democratic rival Joe Biden. It is illegal to solicit or receive foreign help in a U.S. election. Kind calls it "extremely serious allegations" and he wants to gather all the facts before saying whether impeachment is proper.
That is a similar position to Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan, who represents the Madison area. Wisconsin's other Democratic House member, Gwen Moore, says she would vote to impeach. Kind says what the President is accused of is unlawful, unconstitutional and unpatriotic.
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