Democratic U.S. Representative and House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings has issued an official statement supporting the impeachment of the president. On Tuesday, Cummings questioned whether or not there was an empathy deficit with border patrol agents when acting US Secretary of Homeland Security testified in front of his committee.
“When the history books are written about this tumultuous era, I want them to show that I was among those in the House of Representatives who stood up to lawlessness and tyranny.”
SEE TWEET BELOW:
When the history books are written about this tumultuous era, I want them to show that I was among those in the House of Representatives who stood up to lawlessness and tyranny.
— Elijah E. Cummings (@RepCummings) September 24, 2019
Read my statement supporting impeachment: https://t.co/xppt73HN6k
In the statement, he lists a number of accusations against the President. “He admitted to personally withholding military security aid that Congress appropriated to help Ukraine counter Russian aggression. He admitted to personally urging a foreign actor to dig up dirt on his political rival. And he personally attacked a whistle blower whose protected information is being withheld from Congress in violation of the law.”
Previously he had joined with fellow Democrats in the House regarding the purported attack on the whistleblower to demand the President “halt further attacks on the individual.”
SEE TWEET BELOW:
Chairs @RepCummings, @RepAdamSchiff, @RepJerryNadler, & @RepEliotEngel issued this statement after the President personally attacked an Intelligence Community whistleblower days after the DNI said the individual would be protected against “any retaliation or adverse consequence.” pic.twitter.com/mbm66Irwjv
— Oversight Committee (@OversightDems) September 20, 2019
It is also clear from the statement that the 2016 election is still heavy on the mind of Representative Cummings. “If there is a core lesson President Trump should have learned from the 2016 election, it is this: Pressing a foreign actor to interfere in our national elections is a fundamental corruption of our democracy, an affront to the Constitution, and a grave breach of his oath of office.”
On Tuesday, Cummings questioned whether or not there was an empathy deficit with border patrol agents when acting US Secretary of Homeland Security testified in front of his committee.
WATCH VIDEO BELOW:
Ultimately, Cummings is the one, who in fact, is out of control with accusations. Now that the house of representatives has swung in the Democrat’s favor, instead of trying to get things done, they just constantly obstruct at every turn and are going all-in against the president.
