Michigan Rep. Justin Amash said President Trump's threat to hold up legislation until Democrats drop their investigations into him is 'irresponsible'
Michigan Rep. Justin Amash said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump's threat to hold up legislation until Democrats drop their investigations into him is"irresponsible."
"I think that's irresponsible, but what do you expect?" Amash told CNN after Trump's Rose Garden appearance denouncing Democrats' ongoing debate over impeachment.Amash over the weekend became the first, and so far only, Republican to publicly describe Trump's conduct as impeachable, citing special counsel Robert Mueller's report.
• CNN found 77 instances of lies and false assertions in Mueller's report. Trump told the greatest number• What Trump associates told the public vs. what they told MuellerHe has faced attacks from Trump, who said Amash has"been a loser for a long time," as well as blowback from top party officials. He's also lost the support of the family of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, who had been major donors, according to the Daily Beast and the Detroit News.
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