Rep. Justin Amash says he hasn't ruled out running for president in 2020.
But, he said, he remains"confident" about his ability to keep his congressional seat, adding that he wants to continue representing his constituents. Amash drew a Republican primary challenger shortly after he first came out in favor of starting the process of impeaching President Donald Trump in May.Amash was asked about Pelosi's stance against beginning an impeachment inquiry, which he strongly disagreed with.
"From a principled moral position, she's making a mistake," Amash said."From a strategic position, she's making a mistake. If she believes, as I do, that there is impeachable conduct in [former special counsel Robert Mueller's report], then she should say so. She should tell the American people we're going to move forward with impeachment proceedings and possibly articles of impeachment.
"When she says things like, 'Oh, I think we need to have the strongest case before we move forward,' what she's telling the American people is that she doesn't think there's a strong case," he continued."If she doesn't think that, then she shouldn't open her mouth up in the first place and say she thinks there's impeachable conduct.
"And if so, she should move forward and make sure the American people know what's going on because people at home aren't reading the Mueller report," Amash said."Most people don't have time to read a 440-page report. They expect their members of Congress to do the work for them. They want Speaker Pelosi to do the work, they want other members to do the work. And if she doesn't want to go forward, then we're going to have a big problem.
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