Whoa, Justin Amash (R) concludes that Trump has commited impeachable offenses:

[demmiblue]

GOP Congressman @justinamash, who has read the redacted Mueller Report, concludes Barr has deliberately misrepresented the Report’s findings & Trump has committed impeachable offenses. He lays out his reasoning in this thread. Let’s hope he can help his colleagues grow a spine.

Here are my principal conclusions:
1. Attorney General Barr has deliberately misrepresented Mueller’s report.
2. President Trump has engaged in impeachable conduct.
3. Partisanship has eroded our system of checks and balances.
4. Few members of Congress have read the report.

Link to tweet

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Where's this sane GOP rep come from?

[demmiblue]

2. Michigan. n/t

[brucefan]

3. Michigan

[Lochloosa]

4. U.S. Representative for Michigan's 3rd congressional district.

[OnDoutside]

14. I wonder if he has seen his polling numbers ?

[Indykatie]

25. Amash Has Always Been A Decent Politician - I Doubt Polling Number Are Driving His Actions

He should just leave the GOP and stop wanting to believe he can improve their lot from within. He Can't.

[demmiblue]

38. No, he is not a decent politician.

He is principled, I will give him that. But many of his views are abhorrent and fit soundly within the GOP framework.

Where is he going to go? Third party?

[saidsimplesimon]

45. Thanks for setting his record in print.

[Ruby the Liberal]

66. He is a self-described Libertarian

Broken clock

[dajoki]

68. I totally agree...

he might be the only one who knows how to read, but he is still a repube. I am very sick of all the praise for stating the obvious, until more start to speak out I will refuse to give any of them credit.

[pangaia]

34. He is not sane. He blames part of the problem on Democrats.

[UniteFightBack]

54. Well of course he does...he's not going to say the GOP is the sole problem even though they are. nt

[gldstwmn]

62. He's a Libertarian. Most of his

positions really suck.

[ancianita]

74. Grand Rapids. DeVos country. My brother-in-law's district are pissed at the DeVoses

[PunkinPi]

5. Unrolled thread...

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1129831615952236546.html

Here are my principal conclusions:
1. Attorney General Barr has deliberately misrepresented Mueller’s report.
2. President Trump has engaged in impeachable conduct.
3. Partisanship has eroded our system of checks and balances.
4. Few members of Congress have read the report.

I offer these conclusions only after having read Mueller’s redacted report carefully and completely, having read or watched pertinent statements and testimony, and having discussed this matter with my staff, who thoroughly reviewed materials and provided me with further analysis.

In comparing Barr’s principal conclusions, congressional testimony, and other statements to Mueller’s report, it is clear that Barr intended to mislead the public about Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s analysis and findings.

Barr’s misrepresentations are significant but often subtle, frequently taking the form of sleight-of-hand qualifications or logical fallacies, which he hopes people will not notice.

Under our Constitution, the president “shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” While “high Crimes and Misdemeanors” is not defined, the context implies conduct that violates the public trust.

Contrary to Barr’s portrayal, Mueller’s report reveals that President Trump engaged in specific actions and a pattern of behavior that meet the threshold for impeachment.

In fact, Mueller’s report identifies multiple examples of conduct satisfying all the elements of obstruction of justice, and undoubtedly any person who is not the president of the United States would be indicted based on such evidence.

Impeachment, which is a special form of indictment, does not even require probable cause that a crime (e.g., obstruction of justice) has been committed; it simply requires a finding that an official has engaged in careless, abusive, corrupt, or otherwise dishonorable conduct.

While impeachment should be undertaken only in extraordinary circumstances, the risk we face in an environment of extreme partisanship is not that Congress will employ it as a remedy too often but rather that Congress will employ it so rarely that it cannot deter misconduct.

Our system of checks and balances relies on each branch’s jealously guarding its powers and upholding its duties under our Constitution. When loyalty to a political party or to an individual trumps loyalty to the Constitution, the Rule of Law—the foundation of liberty—crumbles.

We’ve witnessed members of Congress from both parties shift their views 180 degrees—on the importance of character, on the principles of obstruction of justice—depending on whether they’re discussing Bill Clinton or Donald Trump.

Few members of Congress even read Mueller’s report; their minds were made up based on partisan affiliation—and it showed, with representatives and senators from both parties issuing definitive statements on the 448-page report’s conclusions within just hours of its release.

America’s institutions depend on officials to uphold both the rules and spirit of our constitutional system even when to do so is personally inconvenient or yields a politically unfavorable outcome. Our Constitution is brilliant and awesome; it deserves a government to match it.

Is the tide finally starting to turn?

[demmiblue]

6. Thank you for adding that.

[Qutzupalotl]

8. Kick for this post. n/t

[MFGsunny]

30. KICK. Appreciating this post. n/t

[saidsimplesimon]

46. Impeachment coming from a Michigan

Republican? Pigs, with genetic mutations, may one day fly, but, could this be a cynical ploy?

I "want to believe" that Republican politicians will disavow the usurper, logic is a stern master.

[Kid Berwyn]

67. May be a puke, but he summed it up.

Now let’s see who else is with him.

In the process, we’ll discover who else stands with the traitor.

[Kurt V.]

7. K&R

[kentuck]

9. That's a beginning!

It sounds like he has given it a lot of thought.

[coti]

58. Well, sure, but he's a Republican, and our Dems aren't willing to call out Trump like he is nt

[DemoTex]

10. 4. Few members of Congress have read the report.

I'm not surprised, but seriously: WTF?

[Susan Calvin]

27. I don't think he polled them or anything.

I think he meant that if they had they would've come to his conclusions.

[Horizens]

53. Unread

Barr didn't read the report before issuing his summary. Probably still hasn't read it.

[Ligyron]

60. Certainly didn't look at the underlying evidence.

Came right out and confessed he didn't examine any of the evidence when questioned.

[Ford_Prefect]

11. Until more of his cohorts read the report he should avoid traveling in small aircraft.

[Glimmer of Hope]

12. More of this please!

[steve2470]

13. k&r nt

[Peacetrain]

15. wow the bricks are starting to fall...

just started an op on this myself and then saw your op.. so I deleted.. Hopefully this is the beginning of the flood that will take the current resident of the white house back to ny

[riversedge]

16. it is a tiny chack in the wall. but it is hopeful.

Link to tweet

[Peacetrain]

17. I will take that little acorn.. from which that mighty oak will grow

[riversedge]

20. ok. I am going to pouch some of your optimism. Have a nice evening.

[Peacetrain]

21. You too.. hope you have nicer weather than we have had to deal with here in iowa..

[sprinkleeninow]

22. And a tiny mustard seed WILL grow. ☺ eom

[Peacetrain]

23. ahhh faith of a mustard seed..

I have it..

[sprinkleeninow]

36. I still have that amount left. I think.😌 eom

[denbot]

18. A crack in the GOP treason wall.

There is hope..

[Ramsey Barner]

19. That's perceptive analysis from anyone, let alone a Republican!

"While impeachment should be undertaken only in extraordinary circumstances, the risk we face in an environment of extreme partisanship is not that Congress will employ it as a remedy too often but rather that Congress will employ it so rarely that it cannot deter misconduct."

Thanks, PunkinPi, for the unrolled thread!

[kairos12]

24. Welcome to the party pal!

[Mike Nelson]

26. Few read the report...

… they should be required to read the report... if was sent to them for reading.

[barbtries]

28. he's young.

probably weighing the relative merits of doing the right thing vs following his party vis a vis his future in politics. he is a republican after all. having said that, i'll take it and venture that he will come out smelling like a rose compared to most republicans after this is all written down in history.

what i struggle with is any republican who remains with the party given the clear evidence of their wrongdoing.

[patphil]

29. Hell freezes over!

And a Republican member of Congress expresses a reasonable, honest, patriotic, non-partisan statement on the content of the Mueller report.

I don't know which would be the most remarkable thing.

Patrick Phillips

[Leghorn21]

31. I'm calling this a historical moment, because...it is. FINALLY

”Amash” is trending at #3, so the whole wide world’s gonna hear about this, YEAH

This is how ya do it, COTTON
FLYNN
GAETZ
GRAHAM
MCCONNELL
MEADOWS
JORDAN
Etc ad infinitum


fuck you all

[Mr.Bill]

32. Anyone who doesn't think Trump has committed crimes

is either an idiot or is guilty of the same crimes.

[pangaia]

33. Partisanship???

Uh, no dude..false equivalency... stop trying to soften the blow.....
"There are good nazis and there are bad nazis.. sure...."
.... fucking lying republican traitors have "eroded our system of checks and balances."


blah blah--even that is a throw away line --- twinkle twinkle ...

Stop putting ANY of this on Democrats !

[Different Drummer]

35. I wish he was my Rep instead of the reprehensible Jody Hice!

Well done, Rep. Amash!

[samnsara]

37. i follow him on twitter and so do a lot of the same ppl that I follow...

..so hes been known for a bit for his fair views. But wow to come out and say this out loud is very big. Maybe this is what Nancys beens waiting for..or maybe she knew/knows all along who will support her, and when.

Trumps gonna be piiiiiiiiised.


caught the end of a live report on it..SE Cupp and Bill Kristol

[Funtatlaguy]

39. I hope he goes on every national show including Fox

[kimbutgar]

40. He will be attacked by fat Donnie and his minions on Fox

Though it might be ignored by Fox and their minions so as not to get people to pay attention, Maybe we need to give his tweet a gentle push in the twitter verse.

[pamdb]

41. Amash

He's my congressman. He also come in on the tea party wave. Need voted for him, never will,
but I will say he has come out before against pumpkin head, so I'll give him that. I think he
might try running as an independent but he's got awhile. Hope he doesn't look at running for Senate against our two democratic senators.

[Evolve Dammit]

42. Heart be still. A RepubliCON with a conscience? I'd given up on that.

[NastyRiffraff]

43. Now take the next step, Justin

Talk to your Republican colleagues.

[Kurt V.]

44. he won't have a choice now. They' ll seek him out. for good or bad

[certainot]

61. limbaugh will say his name a few times, the ditthead /teabag army will get on the

phone and scream at his staff all day repeating what limbaugh's been saying since inauguration - that it's a deep state coup, and he'll start backtracking like they all do

that's why trump paraded limbaugh out at mara largo right after the report came out - it apparently didn't work with amash

although maybe amash has a kid in the army (i don't know)

[gibraltar72]

47. It would appear Mr. Amash

is not afraid of a tweet.

[Stuart G]

48. He is the first, but will there be others to say this?

key sentence and key words

Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) slammed President Trump and Attorney General William Barr is a series of tweets, while saying he offers his conclusions “only after having read Mueller’s redacted report carefully and completely.”
....After reading the full report, Amash says Barr deliberately misrepresented (lied) about the contents of the report and their conclusions. This is pretty strong, accusing the AG of lying about the contents of the report.


What this really means is Amash is urging everyone to read the "entire report carefully and completely."

Many congresspersons have not done so. So, he says read it all, and you will come to the same conclusion.

[saidsimplesimon]

49. Yes, imo

tick, tock

[Grasswire2]

50. where do we send him campaign money?? nt

[madville]

52. He must not be running again in 2020

because if he does he is going to get a Pro-Trump primary challenger and lose. I admire his courage on the subject though, his political career is over as a member of the Republican Party.

[orangecrush]

55. About time

repubs grow a conscience.

[catbyte]

56. He was my old rep. MI-03 include Grand Rapids. He has his moments, but not enough of them.

[jimlup]

57. First pebble in the damn breaks

could be a trend. We can hope that some Republicans are actually human beings rather than FOX NEWS zombies.

[raccoon]

69. From your keyboard to Dog's ears. Nt

[coti]

59. Now if we could only get Democratic leadership to speak with such integrity nt

[roamer65]

63. Amash's district will soon be redrawn.

He’s getting ahead of the game. His district is only R+6, as presently gerrymandered.

[roamer65]

64. Upton and Walberg are our next targets in 2020.

MI-6 and MI-7. They are going down!

[PatrickforO]

65. I saw that.

Quite the eye opener.

[wryter2000]

70. Good for him

Honesty.

Now, when a few Republican Senators agree, I'll have some hope for impeachment.

[zentrum]

71. This is actually international news.

Heard it on the BBC this morning.

[coeur_de_lion]

72. One down

Dozens left to go. It’s a start.

[czarjak]

73. Let the truth-attacking begin...