The independent congressman from Michigan was elected as a Republican, but formally withdrew from the political party in July.
Republican Representative Doug Collins of Georgia invoked a passage from The Federalist No. 65 in his criticism of the impeachment inquiry against Trump on Tuesday."It's interesting, we cherry-pick the founders," he argued.
"What did the Framers mean by 'high Crimes and Misdemeanors'? 'High' denotes high office. They were not describing statutory misdeeds but rather 'those offenses which proceed from the misconduct of public men, or, in other words, from the abuse or violation of some public trust....'" the representative wrote in a tweet.
GRAND RAPIDS, MI - MAY 28: U.S. Rep. Justin Amash holds a Town Hall Meeting on May 28, 2019 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Amash was the first Republican member of Congress to say that President Donald Trump engaged in impeachable conduct. Trump and his supporters have attempted to dismiss the entire impeachment inquired against the president as purely"partisan.
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