President Trump is a danger to the Republic and he must be removed from office. But just not before we attend his black-tie Christmas party at the White House?
A senior White House official said: "It's kind of odd to be voting to say the guy is a clear and present danger to the globe but I'm going to come and hang out at the White House for a black tie affair." https://t.co/5Tpj7pyYHm
— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) December 13, 2019
Also spotted at the party was former Republican and pro-impeachment Justin Amash:
The middle one appears to be impeaching the president https://t.co/VSUKua6Zoo
— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) December 13, 2019
The same Rep. Amash who tweeted this hours before the party:
You don’t impeach a president for ordinary crimes and misdemeanors. You impeach a president for high crimes and misdemeanors.
You don’t look to statutes. You look to whether his behavior involves abusing power, violating the public trust, or using his office for personal gain.
— Justin Amash (@justinamash) December 13, 2019
And there’s a 4th category: Republicans who believe he’s guilty but will still eat his food and drink his alcohol:
For what it’s worth, Justin Amash breaks the House GOP conference down into three categories:
-The ones who truly believe Trump is innocent
-The ones who quietly know Trump is guilty
-The ones who don’t know, don’t care, and follow the loudest GOP voiceshttps://t.co/GSNhcV6JzU— Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) December 10, 2019
And here’s he list of the House Dems in attendance:
What do the House Democrats who attend Trump's holiday party last night as Congress drafted articles of impeachment have in common? They're all vulnerable Dems in swing districts, most targets of a multimillion-dollar impeachment ad blitz by GOP super PACs & dark money groups. https://t.co/AQuq5dkyeG
— Anna Massoglia (@annalecta) December 13, 2019
Wisconsin Dem Sen. Tammy Baldwin was there, too:
Update: Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) also attended Trump's holiday party at the White House last night
Her spokesman John Kraus said there is no link between her attendance at the party and her thoughts about impeachment https://t.co/Uep8cObJLj
— Alayna Treene (@alaynatreene) December 13, 2019
FWIW, this happened during Clinton’s impeachment as well:
Yeah it felt weird when some of the house managers came to the party in 1998. Jim Rohan took a lot of shit for it
— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) December 13, 2019
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