George Conway and other prominent conservatives call for ‘expeditious’ impeachment probe
George T. Conway III, husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, is among more than a dozen prominent conservatives who have written a letter supporting the impeachment of President Trump. (Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post)
By Colby Itkowitz Oct. 10, 2019 at 9:00 p.m. GMT+11
More than a dozen prominent conservative lawyers, including George T. Conway III, offered their legal reasoning for an “expeditious” impeachment probe into President Trump, creating a document they hope will be read by Republicans who continue to stand by the president.
The 16 attorneys, many of whom worked in Republican administrations, wrote in a joint statement to be released Thursday morning that Trump’s now infamous call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the text messages between diplomats and Trump’s public call for China to investigate a political opponent are “undisputed” events that amount to Trump violating his oath of office.
“We have not just a political candidate open to receiving foreign assistance to better his chances at winning an election, but a current president openly and privately calling on foreign governments to actively interfere in the most sacred of U.S. democratic processes, our elections,” they wrote.
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“We believe it’s important there be a loyal opposition from the conservative side in defense of the rule of law,” Gerson said. “We feel duty-bound to be able to do it. What’s at risk here is more than our country should stand.”
“There comes a tipping point where you look at this and say, ‘My country first; the party comes second,’” he added.
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