Republican Sen. Susan Collins said President Trump’s efforts to press Ukraine to investigate a Democratic presidential candidate were 'improper and demonstrated poor judgment' but didn’t warrant removing him from office
WASHINGTON—Sen. Susan Collins said President Trump’s efforts to press Ukraine to open an investigation into a Democratic presidential candidate were “improper and demonstrated poor judgment” but didn’t warrant forcing him from office, joining a handful of Republican lawmakers who have criticized his actions while arguing they aren’t impeachable.
“I do not believe that the House has met its burden of showing that the president’s conduct, however flawed, warrants the extreme step of immediate removal from office,” said the...
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