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      <title>Fmr. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Colin Powell (R): “All the time.”</title>
      <link>https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/07/politics/colin-powell-donald-trump-protests-cnntv/index.html</link>
      <description>I worked with [Joe Biden] for 35, 40 years, and he is now the candidate and I will be voting for him," Powell said. Colin Powell says he will vote for Joe Biden for president. Asked why it was so important to him that Trump not be reelected, Powell said that he thinks Trump has not been an effective president and that he lies "&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;all the time.&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;"&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;</description>
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      <title>Retd. Adm. William H. McRaven: “President Trump has shown he doesn’t have the qualities necessary to be a good commander in chief.”</title>
      <link>https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/06/us/politics/trump-biden-republicans-voters.html</link>
      <description>“This fall, it’s time for new leadership in this country — Republican, Democrat or independent,” said William H. McRaven, the retired Navy admiral who directed the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. “&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;President Trump has shown he doesn’t have the qualities necessary to be a good commander in chief.&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;”&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;</description>
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      <title>Fmr. Trump Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire (R): “I am in alignment with their views.”</title>
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      <description> “Jim Mattis, Mike Mullen and Marty Dempsey are all good friends, and I respect them tremendously,” Admiral Maguire said in an interview. “&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;I am in alignment with their views.&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;”&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;</description>
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      <title>Fmr. Defense Sec. William Cohen: “What I see taking place is [Donald Trump] engaging in very menacing activity and leading us down the trail toward a dictatorship where it is only the law of rule, not the rule of law,”</title>
      <link>https://www.huffpost.com/entry/william-cohen-donald-trump-dictatorship_n_5edb4594c5b6da5b9890ea57</link>
      <description>“&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;What I see taking place is [Donald Trump] engaging in very menacing activity and leading us down the trail toward a dictatorship where it is only the law of rule, not the rule of law,&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;” Cohen said.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;</description>
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      <title>Fmr. Defense Sec. William J. Perry: “The U.S. military is a powerful force that has served our nation well, in war and in peace. But it was never intended to be used against American citizens, and it was never intended to be used for partisan political purposes,”</title>
      <link>https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/04/mattis-clinton-perry-defense-301756</link>
      <description>"&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;The U.S. military is a powerful force that has served our nation well, in war and in peace. But it was never intended to be used against American citizens, and it was never intended to be used for partisan political purposes,&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;" Perry said.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;</description>
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      <title>Fmr. Trump Chief of Staff John Kelly: “I agree with him,”</title>
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      <description>Asked if Kelly agrees with Mattis, Kelly said yes, "&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;I agree with him,&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;" adding, "I think we need to step back from the politics" and "look harder at who we elect" to examine their "character" and "ethics." Kelly warned against sending members of the military to quell protests "unless it's an extremist situation."&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;</description>
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      <title>Fmr. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey: “The idea that the military would be called in to dominate and to suppress what, for the most part, were peaceful protests — admittedly, where some had opportunistically turned them violent — and that the military would somehow come in and calm that situation was very dangerous to me,”</title>
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      <description>"&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;The idea that the military would be called in to dominate and to suppress what, for the most part, were peaceful protests — admittedly, where some had opportunistically turned them violent — and that the military would somehow come in and calm that situation was very dangerous to me,&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;" Dempsey said.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;</description>
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      <title>Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK): “I thought General Mattis's words were true and honest and necessary and overdue and I have been struggling for the right words,”</title>
      <link>https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/06/revolt-generals-trump-faces-heat-military-leaders-200604204515623.html</link>
      <description>"&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;I thought General Mattis's words were true and honest and necessary and overdue and I have been struggling for the right words,&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;" Murkowski said. "Perhaps we're getting to the point where we can be more honest with the concerns that we might hold internally and have the courage of our own convictions to speak up."&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [AK-20 / PVI: R+9 / Term ends: 2023]</description>
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      <title>Fmr. Trump Defense Sec. Jim Mattis: “Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people—does not even pretend to try. Instead he tries to divide us,”</title>
      <link>https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/06/james-mattis-denounces-trump-protests-militarization/612640/</link>
      <description>“&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people—does not even pretend to try. Instead he tries to divide us,&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;” Mattis wrote.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;</description>
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      <title>Ret. Navy Admiral James G. Stavridis: “Our active duty military must remain above the fray of domestic politics, and the best way to do that is to keep that force focused on its rightful mission outside the United States. Our senior active duty military leaders must make that case forcefully and directly to national leadership, speaking truth to power in uncomfortable ways. They must do this at the risk of their career. I hope they will do so, and not allow the military to be dragged into the maelstrom that is ahead of us, and which will likely only accelerate between now and November. If they do not stand and deliver on this vital core value, I fear for the soul of our military and all of the attendant consequences. We cannot afford to have a future Lafayette Square end up looking like Tiananmen Square,”</title>
      <link>https://time.com/5847343/military-stand-up-for-its-soul/</link>
      <description>“&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Our active duty military must remain above the fray of domestic politics, and the best way to do that is to keep that force focused on its rightful mission outside the United States. Our senior active duty military leaders must make that case forcefully and directly to national leadership, speaking truth to power in uncomfortable ways. They must do this at the risk of their career. I hope they will do so, and not allow the military to be dragged into the maelstrom that is ahead of us, and which will likely only accelerate between now and November. If they do not stand and deliver on this vital core value, I fear for the soul of our military and all of the attendant consequences. We cannot afford to have a future Lafayette Square end up looking like Tiananmen Square,&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;” Stavridis wrote.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;</description>
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      <title>Fmr. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen: “Whatever Trump's goal in conducting his visit, he laid bare his disdain for the rights of peaceful protest in this country, gave succor to the leaders of other countries who take comfort in our domestic strife, and risked further politicizing the men and women of our armed forces,”</title>
      <link>https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/american-cities-are-not-battlespaces/612553/</link>
      <description>“&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Whatever Trump's goal in conducting his visit, he laid bare his disdain for the rights of peaceful protest in this country, gave succor to the leaders of other countries who take comfort in our domestic strife, and risked further politicizing the men and women of our armed forces,&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;” Mullen wrote.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>State Sen. John S. McCollister (R-NE): Supports impeachment</title>
      <link>https://mobile.twitter.com/SenMcCollister/status/1212400642142027776?s=19</link>
      <description>“&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Because the President violated the public trust, I came to the conclusion that Donald Trump should be impeached last summer.&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;”&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [NE-20 / Term ends: 2023]</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Sen. James Lankford (R-OK): “I don't think that President Trump as a person is a role model for a lot of different youth”</title>
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      <description>“&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;I don't think that President Trump as a person is a role model for a lot of different youth&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;. That's just me personally," Lankford said.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [OK / PVI: R+20 / Term ends: 2023]</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 29 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Fmr. Rep. Dave Trott (R-MI): Supports impeachment</title>
      <link>https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/01/the-commons/603022/</link>
      <description>“&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Trump is psychologically, morally, intellectually, and emotionally unfit for office&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;. We can only hope Congress impeaches and removes him so we have a choice between two adults in 2020.”&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [MI-11 / PVI: R+4]</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Over 2,000  Historians on Impeachment: Supports impeachment</title>
      <link>https://medium.com/@historiansonimpeachment/historians-statement-on-the-impeachment-of-president-trump-6e4ed2277b16</link>
      <description>We are American historians devoted to studying our nation’s past who have concluded that &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Donald J. Trump has violated his oath&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; to “faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States” and to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” His “attempts to subvert the Constitution,” as George Mason described impeachable offenses at the Constitutional Convention in 1787, &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;urgently and justly require his impeachment&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Fmr. FBI/CIA Director William Webster (R): Calling F.B.I. professionals “scum,” as the president did, is a slur against people who risk their lives to keep us safe</title>
      <link>https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/16/opinion/FBI-Trump-russia-investigation.html</link>
      <description>&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Calling F.B.I. professionals “scum,” as the president did, is a slur against people who risk their lives to keep us safe&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;. Mr. Barr’s charges of bias within the F.B.I., made without providing any evidence and in direct dispute of the findings of the nonpartisan inspector general, risk inflicting enduring damage on this critically important institution.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;</description>
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      <title>2016 Pres. Candidate Carly Fiorina (R): Supports impeachment</title>
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      <description>Carly Fiorina, a 2016 GOP presidential candidate, says “&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;it is vital&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;” that President Donald Trump be impeached.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;</description>
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      <title>Over 875  Legal Scholars on Impeachment: President Trump engaged in impeachable conduct.</title>
      <link>https://medium.com/@legalscholarsonimpeachment/letter-to-congress-from-legal-scholars-6c18b5b6d116</link>
      <description>We, the undersigned legal scholars, have concluded that &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;President Trump engaged in impeachable conduct.&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; We do not reach this conclusion lightly. The Founders did not make impeachment available for disagreements over policy, even profound ones, nor for extreme distaste for the manner in which the President executes his office. Only “Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors” warrant impeachment. But &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;there is overwhelming evidence that President Trump betrayed his oath of office&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; by seeking to use presidential power to pressure a foreign government to help him distort an American election, for his personal and political benefit, at the direct expense of national security interests as determined by Congress. &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;His conduct is precisely the type of threat to our democracy that the Founders feared when they included the remedy of impeachment in the Constitution.&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Fmr. Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA): “But there's no question having spoken to many [GOP lawmakers] privately they're absolutely disgusted and exhausted by the president's behavior”</title>
      <link>http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1911/28/cnr.03.html</link>
      <description>“&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;But there's no question having spoken to many [GOP lawmakers] privately they're absolutely disgusted and exhausted by the president's behavior&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;. They resent being put in this position all the time. I mean, just take, for example, Ana, they tried to -- remember how they tried to pivot from the Ukraine scandal a few weeks ago by pivoting to Doral, bringing the G7 there, &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;moving from one corrupt act to another&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;. I mean, those types of head-exploding moments are just infuriating, I think, these members.” &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [PA-15 / PVI: R+20]</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Fmr. Sen. Slade Gorton (R-WA): Supports gathering facts</title>
      <link>https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/25/opinion/my-fellow-republicans-please-follow-the-facts.html</link>
      <description>“&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;It seems clear to me that the president of Ukraine was subjected to a shakedown.&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;”&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [WA / PVI: D+7]</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH): “So, no, this is not OK,”</title>
      <link>https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/17/politics/mike-turner-donald-trump-impeachment-inquiry-cnntv/index.html</link>
      <description>“Well, of course, all of that is alarming. As I've said from the beginning, I think this is not OK. The President of the United States shouldn't even in the original phone call be on the phone with the president of another country and raise his political opponent,” Rep. Mike Turner, an Ohio Republican, told CNN's Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.” &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;“So, no, this is not OK,”&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; he added on Sunday.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [OH-10 / PVI: R+4 / Term ends: 2021]</description>
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      <title>Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH): “I’ve been clear from the very start in saying I thought it was inappropriate for the president to ask a foreign government to investigate a political opponent”</title>
      <link>https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-impeachment-gop-senators-reactions/</link>
      <description>“&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;I’ve been clear from the very start in saying I thought it was inappropriate for the president to ask a foreign government to investigate a political opponent&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;,” he told The Post on Oct. 29.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [OH / PVI: R+3 / Term ends: 2023]</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN): “Inappropriate for the president to be talking with foreign governments about investigating his political opponents”</title>
      <link>https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/22/republican-senator-ruled-out-impeachment-trump/</link>
      <description>Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander told The Caller that it is “&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;inappropriate for the president to be talking with foreign governments about investigating his political opponents&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;.”&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [TN / PVI: R+14 / Retiring]</description>
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      <title>Sen. John Thune (R-SD): “The picture coming out of it based on the reporting we’ve seen is, yeah, I would say is not a good one.”</title>
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      <description>Senate Majority Whip @SenJohnThune to reporters about Amb. Bill Taylor's testimony: "&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;The picture coming out of it based on the reporting we’ve seen is, yeah, I would say is not a good one.&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;"&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [SD / PVI: R+14 / Term ends: 2023]</description>
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      <title>Fmr. Lt. Gov. Michael Steele (R-MD): “@realDonaldTrump and @LindseyGrahamSC this [[attached photo of a black man being lynched](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHfmnszX4AcL4e1?format=jpg&amp;name=large)] is a lynching. Trump: this is not happening to you and it’s pathetic that you act like you’re such a victim; but it did happen to 147 black people in your state Lindsey”</title>
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      <description>“&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;@realDonaldTrump and @LindseyGrahamSC this [[attached photo of a black man being lynched](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHfmnszX4AcL4e1?format=jpg&amp;name=large)] is a lynching. Trump: this is not happening to you and it’s pathetic that you act like you’re such a victim; but it did happen to 147 black people in your state Lindsey&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;. ’A lynching in every sense’? You should know better.”&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [MD / PVI: D+12]</description>
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      <title>Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC): Supports gathering facts</title>
      <link>https://www.axios.com/graham-hbo-interview-impeachment-trump-1375b703-f723-4a2c-9e15-7366ee25c55b.html</link>
      <description>“Sure. I mean ... show me something that ... is a crime,” Graham said. “If you could show me that, you know, Trump actually was engaging in a quid pro quo, outside the phone call, that would be very disturbing.” He followed “&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;as to asking China to look into Biden, that was stupid&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;. ... Bad idea.”&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [SC / PVI: R+8 / Term ends: 2021]</description>
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      <title>Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT): “We certainly can't have presidents asking foreign countries to provide something of political value. That is, after all, against the law”</title>
      <link>https://www.axios.com/mitt-romney-axios-hbo-donald-trump-indictment-c9ecd74f-d9c9-4988-9480-37352ed78607.html</link>
      <description>“&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;We certainly can't have presidents asking foreign countries to provide something of political value. That is, after all, against the law&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;.” Romney said.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [UT / PVI: R+20 / Term ends: 2025]</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID): I don’t know if I can do that!</title>
      <link>https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/10/republicans-cracking-trump-scandals-washington-post/</link>
      <description>“You have to go out and try to defend [Trump],” Simpson said. “Well, &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;I don’t know if I can do that!&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;”&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [ID-02 / PVI: R+17 / Term ends: 2021]</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 19 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Fmr. Gov. John Kasich (R-OH): Supports impeachment</title>
      <link>https://apnews.com/0a2326173c884c8fb8124a4e204b632b</link>
      <description>Kasich says &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;he supports impeaching the president&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;.  Kasich said the “final straw” for him was when acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney acknowledged Thursday that Trump’s decision to hold up military aid to Ukraine was linked to his demand that Kyiv investigate the Democratic National Committee and the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [OH / PVI: R+3]</description>
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      <title>Rep. Francis Rooney (R-FL): Supports gathering facts</title>
      <link>https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/i-didnt-take-this-job-to-keep-it-gop-rep-rooney-hints-hes-open-to-impeachment/2019/10/18/3958e684-f1d0-11e9-b648-76bcf86eb67e_story.html#click=https://t.co/XUyhMtHGoU</link>
      <description>“But I think &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;we need to get all the facts on the table&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;,” Rooney said.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [FL-19 / PVI: R+13 / Retiring]</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY	): “Withdrawing U.S. forces from Syria is a grave strategic mistake. It will leave the American people and homeland less safe, embolden our enemies, and weaken important alliances”</title>
      <link>https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/mitch-mcconnell-withdrawing-from-syria-is-a-grave-mistake/2019/10/18/c0a811a8-f1cd-11e9-89eb-ec56cd414732_story.html</link>
      <description>“&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Withdrawing U.S. forces from Syria is a grave strategic mistake. It will leave the American people and homeland less safe, embolden our enemies, and weaken important alliances&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;,” McConnell wrote.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [KY	 / PVI: R+15 / Term ends: 2021]</description>
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      <title>Retd. Adm. William H. McRaven: “The fate of our Republic depends upon it”</title>
      <link>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2019/10/18/former-socom-commander-mcraven-latest-former-military-leader-to-blast-trump-over-syria/</link>
      <description>“If this president doesn’t demonstrate the leadership that America needs, both domestically and abroad, then it is time for a new person in the Oval Office — Republican, Democrat or independent — the sooner, the better,” McRaven wrote. “&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;The fate of our Republic depends upon it&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;.”&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;</description>
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      <title>Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK): “You don’t hold up foreign aid that we had previously appropriated for a political initiative. Period”</title>
      <link>https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/republicans-inch-closer-trump-impeachment-mulvaney-comments</link>
      <description>Murkowski condemned the administration’s alleged conversations with Ukraine after learning of Mulvaney’s comments. “&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;You don’t hold up foreign aid that we had previously appropriated for a political initiative. Period&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;.”&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [AK / PVI: R+9 / Term ends: 2023]</description>
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      <title>Fmr. Trump Defense Sec. Jim Mattis (I): “I earned my spurs on the battlefield; Donald Trump earned his spurs in a letter from a doctor”</title>
      <link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/oct/18/generals-donald-trump-military-criticism</link>
      <description>“&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;I earned my spurs on the battlefield; Donald Trump earned his spurs in a letter from a doctor&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;,” Mattis said.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;</description>
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      <title>Fmr. Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA): They’re actually thinking about whether they’re going to vote for this man</title>
      <link>https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rick-santorum-donald-trump-2020_n_5da94972e4b0e71d65b67f06</link>
      <description>“[Trump] has really stepped in it. This was a poor decision, this is having really startling ― even startling to him ― consequences.”  Santorum said. “This is really bad for the president come November of 2020 and I have been hearing from so many Republicans who love Donald Trump who are telling me for the first time they’re taking a step back and &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;they’re actually thinking about whether they’re going to vote for this man&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;. I’ve heard this from people I’m stunned to hear it from.”&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [PA / PVI: EVEN]</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Fmr. Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN): “Sloppy, precipitous phone call that is going to end up killing a lot of people”</title>
      <link>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gop-senators-criticize-trump-over-syria-comments-and-policy/</link>
      <description>Corker described Trump's initial call with Erdogan as a “&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;sloppy, precipitous phone call that is going to end up killing a lot of people&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;” and said that Trump basically “gave them the green light” during the phone call he had with Erdogan earlier this month. “&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;I don't know how any leader could have made this type of decision, especially over a phone call.&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;” He went on to say, “&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;It's hard for me to understand how a president could have such disregard for things that over time will come back to haunt us.&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;”&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [TN / PVI: R+14]</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Pres. Donald Trump (R): Supports impeachment</title>
      <link>https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1184129825231069184</link>
      <description>“Just out: MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS AT THE HIGHEST POINT EVER, EVER, EVER! How about saying it this way, IN THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY! Also, MORE PEOPLE WORKING TODAY IN THE USA THAN AT ANY TIME IN HISTORY! Tough numbers for the Radical Left Democrats to beat! &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Impeach the Pres.&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;”&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [Term ends: 2021]</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Gov. Larry Hogan (R-MD): Supports an inquiry</title>
      <link>https://www.politico.com/news/2019/10/11/larry-hogan-trump-impeachment-044378</link>
      <description>“&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;I don’t see any other way to get the facts,&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;” Hogan said.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [MD / PVI: D+12 / Term ends: 2023]</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL): “Pull my name off the 'I support Donald Trump' list,”</title>
      <link>https://kmox.radio.com/articles/news/trump-loses-metro-east-ally-john-shimkus-over-syria-decision</link>
      <description>“&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Pull my name off the 'I support Donald Trump' list,&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;” Shimkus said.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [IL-15 / PVI: R+21 / Retiring]</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Attorney George T. Conway III (I) &amp; 15 other members of *Checks and Balances*: Supports an inquiry</title>
      <link>https://checks-and-balances.org/new-statement-from-checks-and-balances-on-president-trumps-abuse-of-office/</link>
      <description>“&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;These acts, based on what has been revealed to date, are a legitimate basis for an expeditious impeachment investigation,&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;”&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Conservative commentator George Will (U): The refusal is itself an impeachable offense.</title>
      <link>https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-spiraling-president-adds-self-impeachment-to-his-repertoire/2019/10/10/8c1a739c-eb7c-11e9-9c6d-436a0df4f31d_story.html</link>
      <description>“[Trump] has issued a categorical refusal to supply witnesses and documents pertinent to the House investigation of whether he committed an impeachable offense regarding Ukraine. This refusal, which is analogous to an invocation of the Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination, justifies an inference of guilt. Worse, this refusal attacks our constitutional regime. So, &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;the refusal is itself an impeachable offense.&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;”&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT): “Brazen and unprecedented”</title>
      <link>https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2019/10/10/mitt-romney-says-he-hasnt/</link>
      <description>Romney said Trump’s “&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;brazen and unprecedented&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;” actions were “&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;wrong and appalling,&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;” and “&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;troubling in the extreme.&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;”&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [UT / PVI: R+20 / Term ends: 2025]</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA): Supports gathering facts</title>
      <link>https://www.inquirer.com/news/pat-toomey-impeachment-trump-ukraine-china-20191009.html</link>
      <description>In a brief interview Wednesday, he repeated his view that it was “inappropriate” for Trump to press foreign countries to investigate a political rival. ... Toomey also said &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;the Trump administration should share documents&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; with congressional investigators.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [PA / PVI: EVEN / Term ends: 2023]</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC): He's putting his presidency at risk,</title>
      <link>https://www.axios.com/lindsey-graham-donald-trump-syria-withdrawal-e103594e-2417-4355-a5af-46a0f197e838.html</link>
      <description>“I think [Trump’s] putting the nation at risk, and I think &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;he's putting his presidency at risk,&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;” Graham said. “It's not proper for the president to abandon the Kurds, turn northern Syria over to Iran eventually, and be responsible for the breakout of thousands of ISIS fighters.”&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [SC / PVI: R+8 / Term ends: 2021]</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Fmr. Gov. John Kasich (R-OH): Supports an inquiry</title>
      <link>https://www.mediaite.com/news/john-kasich-calls-out-republican-silence-says-impeachment-inquiry-fair-and-right-thing-to-do-for-america/</link>
      <description>An impeachment inquiry is “&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;the fair and right thing to do for America,&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;” Kasich said.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [OH / PVI: R+3]</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ): Supports gathering facts</title>
      <link>https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2019/10/08/donald-trump-impeachment-inquiry-sen-martha-mcsallys-tone-is-evolving/3910517002/</link>
      <description>She wants the Senate Intelligence Committee &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;to look into the questions&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;, McSally said.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [AZ / PVI: R+5 / Term ends: 2021]</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH): Supports gathering facts</title>
      <link>https://www.dispatch.com/news/20191007/ohio-gop-sen-rob-portman-trump-wrong-to-seek-help-from-ukraine-china</link>
      <description>“&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Everything should be looked at,&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;” Portman said.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [OH / PVI: R+3 / Term ends: 2023]</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Fmr. Gov. Tom Ridge (R-PA): Supports gathering facts</title>
      <link>https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/41150700/ridge-wants-tempers-turned-down-during-impeachment-inquiry</link>
      <description>Ridge said &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;the investigation is needed&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; to figure out the facts and what really happened involving the president.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [PA / PVI: EVEN]</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Fmr. Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL): Supports an inquiry</title>
      <link>https://www.politico.com/news/2019/10/06/joe-walsh-trump-impeached-sanford-032524</link>
      <description>Walsh says 'traitor' Trump '&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;deserves to be impeached.&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;'&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [IL-08 / PVI: D+8]</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 06 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>State Rep. Maj. Ldr. Jim Steineke (R-WI): “A sitting president asking foreign powers to investigate fellow US citizens and political rivals should not, and cannot be normalized.”</title>
      <link>https://mobile.twitter.com/jimsteineke/status/1180173223998230528</link>
      <description>“&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;A sitting president asking foreign powers to investigate fellow US citizens and political rivals should not, and cannot be normalized.&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;”&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [WI-05 / Term ends: 2021]</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE): Supports gathering facts</title>
      <link>https://www.omaha.com/news/nation/morton/americans-don-t-look-to-chinese-commies-for-the-truth/article_d229258d-0d9d-5fdf-800a-7c74f6f5c253.html</link>
      <description>“&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Americans don’t look to Chinese commies for the truth,&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;” Sasse said. Sasse has previously said there is “&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;terrible stuff&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;” in that rough transcript of the call between Trump and Zelensky.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [NE / PVI: R+14 / Term ends: 2021]</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME): “It’s completely inappropriate.”</title>
      <link>https://bangordailynews.com/2019/10/05/politics/collins-calls-trumps-invitation-to-china-completely-inappropriate/?amp=1</link>
      <description>“I thought the president made a big mistake by asking China to get involved in investigating a political opponent,” Collins said. “&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;It’s completely inappropriate.&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;”&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [ME / PVI: D+3 / Term ends: 2021]</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 05 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Rep. Jaime  Herrera Beutler (R-WA): Supports gathering facts</title>
      <link>https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/politics/impeachment-support-house-democrats/</link>
      <description>“&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;There are questions that need to be answered&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; and Congress must continue to perform its oversight role, but none of that needs to happen under the banner of an impeachment inquiry,” Herrera Beutler said.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [WA-03 / PVI: R+4 / Term ends: 2021]</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO): Supports gathering facts</title>
      <link>https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/04/trump-impeachment-where-senators-running-in-2020-elections-stand.html</link>
      <description>“I support the Senate Intelligence Committee’s on-going bipartisan review to &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;gather all of the facts,&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;” Gardner said.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [CO / PVI: D+1 / Term ends: 2021]</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO): Supports gathering facts</title>
      <link>https://www.ky3.com/content/news/Missouri-Sen-Roy-Blunt-believes-House-read-to-move-on-impeachment-562093311.html</link>
      <description>Blunt told reporters Wednesday in St. Louis that “&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;putting the facts together on the most recent House allegation is important — and then reaching conclusions&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;,” St. Louis Public Radio reported.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [MO / PVI: R+9 / Term ends: 2023]</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL): Supports gathering facts</title>
      <link>https://www.apnews.com/abe2a09df6eb44f98f24e25501f250d8</link>
      <description>“&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;I want to know what happened,&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;” Kinzinger said.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [IL-16 / PVI: R+8 / Term ends: 2021]</description>
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      <title>Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA): Supports gathering facts</title>
      <link>https://www.theintell.com/news/20191003/fitzpatrick-talks-impeachment-with-truman-students-and-whether-he-wants-to-be-president</link>
      <description>&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Fitzpatrick wants an impartial investigation&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; by law enforcement authorities.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [PA-01 / PVI: R+1 / Term ends: 2021]</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Fox News Commentator Andrew Napolitano (L): “The criminal behavior to which Trump has admitted is much more grave than anything alleged or unearthed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller,”</title>
      <link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/judge-andrew-napolitano-trump-attacks-presidency</link>
      <description>“&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;The criminal behavior to which Trump has admitted is much more grave than anything alleged or unearthed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller,&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; and much of what Mueller revealed was impeachable. ” Napolitano wrote.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI): Supports gathering facts</title>
      <link>https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2019/10/02/donald-trump-interactions-ukraine-fred-upton/3847899002/</link>
      <description>&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Upton has no problem with Democratic-led committees digging for more information.&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [MI-06 / PVI: R+4 / Term ends: 2021]</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA): Supports gathering facts</title>
      <link>https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2019/10/01/chuck-grassley-president-donald-trump-ukraine-whistleblower-phone-call-report-senate-impeachment-cia/3830866002/</link>
      <description>&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;This person appears to have followed the whistleblower protection laws and ought to be heard out and protected&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;. We should always work to respect whistleblowers’ requests for confidentiality, Grassley said in a news release.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [IA / PVI: R+3]</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Fmr. Gov. Mark Sanford (R-SC): Supports impeachment</title>
      <link>https://thefederalist.com/2019/10/01/mark-sanford-recent-hearsay-allegations-show-trump-should-be-impeached-at-first-glance/</link>
      <description>Sanford said &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;the president should be impeached&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; based on an anonymous whistleblower complaint.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [SC / PVI: R+8]</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Fmr. Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ): Supports impeachment</title>
      <link>https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/jeff-flake-fellow-republicans-theres-still-time-to-save-your-souls/2019/09/30/ade876f6-e2d3-11e9-b403-f738899982d2_story.html</link>
      <description>“&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;The president’s actions warrant impeachment,&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;” Flake said.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [AZ / PVI: R+5]</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX): Supports gathering facts</title>
      <link>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/will-hurd-on-face-the-nation-says-president-trump-impeachment-would-be-premature/</link>
      <description>Hurd believes &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Congress needs to investigate President Trump's efforts to solicit the assistance of a foreign government&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; to dig up political dirt on domestic opponents.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [TX-23 / PVI: R+1 / Retiring]</description>
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      <title>Fmr. Trump DHS Advisor Tom Bossert (R): “It is a bad day and a bad week for the president and for this country if he is asking for political dirt on an opponent.”</title>
      <link>https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1178295532696899584</link>
      <description>“&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;It is a bad day and a bad week for the president and for this country if he is asking for political dirt on an opponent.&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;” Bossert said.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV): Supports gathering facts</title>
      <link>https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/amodei-on-trump-impeachment-inquiry-lets-put-it-through-the-process-and-see-what-happens</link>
      <description>“&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Let’s put it through the process and see what happens,&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;” Amodei said.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [NV-02 / PVI: R+7 / Term ends: 2021]</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH): “I want to say to the president, this is not okay. That conversation is not okay. I think it's disappointing to the American public when they read the transcript”</title>
      <link>https://mobile.twitter.com/atrupar/status/1177228088255700992</link>
      <description>.@RepMikeTurner (R) to Trump: “&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;I want to say to the president, this is not okay. That conversation is not okay. I think it's disappointing to the American public when they read the transcript&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;."&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [OH-10 / PVI: R+4 / Term ends: 2021]</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Fmr. Trump WH Comm. Dir. Anthony Scaramucci (R): Supports impeachment</title>
      <link>https://twitter.com/Scaramucci/status/1177198622078906368</link>
      <description>“Hey @realDonaldTrump you trying to get dirt on @JoeBiden from the leader of the Ukraine on the phone is not like playing a game of 'Telephone' in middle school. &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;You are a felon and a traitor to the United States&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;.” Scaramucci said.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Gov. Phil Scott (R-VT): Supports an inquiry</title>
      <link>https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/26/us/politics/phil-scott-vermont-governor-impeachment.html</link>
      <description>“&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;I think the inquiry is important,&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; yes, and where it leads from here is going to be driven by the facts that are established,” Scott said.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [VT / PVI: D+15 / Term ends: 2021]</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Gov. Charlie Baker (R-MA): Supports an inquiry</title>
      <link>https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/09/26/two-republican-governors-say-they-support-impeachment-inquiry-trump/</link>
      <description>“It’s a deeply disturbing situation and circumstance and I think the proper role and responsibility for Congress at this point is to &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;investigate it and get to the bottom of it,&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;” Baker said.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [MA / PVI: D+12 / Term ends: 2023]</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE): Supports gathering facts</title>
      <link>https://www.sasse.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2019/9/sasse-i-m-glad-the-president-released-this-important-information</link>
      <description>“I’m glad the President agreed with the requests a number of us have been making that the administration release this unredacted transcript. &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;The President should also provide all additional relevant materials to the Committee. At a time when foreign powers work every day to exploit our divisions, it’s important for public trust that Americans know what did and did not happen here. We need shared facts.&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; As the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence fulfills its oversight responsibilities, this first release is the right choice for the country.”&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [NE / PVI: R+14 / Term ends: 2021]</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Fmr. Rep. David Jolly (R-FL): Supports impeachment</title>
      <link>https://www.mediaite.com/trump/this-is-the-presidency-that-architects-of-impeachment-feared-former-republican-congressman-lays-out-case-for-impeaching-trump/</link>
      <description>“&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;This is the presidency that the authors and architects [James Madison, George Mason, and Edmund Randolph] of the impeachment language [in the U.S. Constitution] feared&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;.”&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [FL-13 / PVI: D+2]</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Fmr. Gov. Bill Weld (R-MA): Supports impeachment</title>
      <link>https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gop-rival-bill-weld-says-trump-has-committed-treason-pure-and-simple/2019/09/23/30b80606-de00-11e9-b199-f638bf2c340f_story.html</link>
      <description>Weld says Trump has committed ‘&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;treason, pure and simple.&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;’&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [MA / PVI: D+12]</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Over 1,000 Former  Federal Prosecutors: The conduct of President Trump described in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report would</title>
      <link>https://protectdemocracy.org/update/statement-by-former-federal-prosecutors/</link>
      <description>Each of us believes that &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;the conduct of President Trump described in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report would&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;, in the case of any other person not covered by the Office of Legal Counsel policy against indicting a sitting President, &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;result in multiple felony charges for obstruction of justice&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI): Supports impeachment</title>
      <link>https://twitter.com/justinamash/status/1129831629910872064</link>
      <description>“&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;President Trump has engaged in impeachable conduct.&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;”&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt; [MI-03 / PVI: R+6 / Term ends: 2021]</description>
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