Congressman Peter Welch (D-Vt.) voted Wednesday against a fellow Democrat’s attempt to pursue the impeachment of President Donald Trump.
Fifty-eight Democrats voted to debate Rep. Al Green’s (D-Texas) motion to file articles of impeachment, but Welch was one of 126 Democrats who joined Republicans in killing the motion.
Green’s impeachment resolution accused Trump of inciting hatred and associating the presidency with white nationalism, among other alleged offenses.
During an interview after the vote, Welch described Trump’s behavior as “appalling” but maintained that trying to impeach him would “undercut” special counsel Robert Mueller’s ongoing investigation into possible ties between the Trump presidential campaign and Russian operatives.
“My view is that he has to be held accountable and the question is how best to do that,” Welch said of Trump. “The best way, I believe, to hold him accountable is to support a continuing and aggressive investigation by Mr. Mueller.”
Welch refused to say whether he believes Trump has committed impeachable offenses. He instead emphasized the political headwinds that an impeachment attempt would encounter in a Republican-controlled Congress.
Why not at least debate it on the House floor?
“In my judgment, there’s a price you would pay if the forum were seen as totally political,” Welch said.
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Sorry you ran out of space with your diatribe Donna . Let me finish it for you .
“President Trump has been doing a great job in his first term …of 10 to 15 years in jail !”
You’re welcome .
In my judgment, theres a price you would pay if the forum were seen as totally political, Welch said. Really? It’s political to recognize how he is tearing apart the fabric of our country?
I’m surprised at how the likes and dislikes are lining up here. Could there be bots involved?
Welch is no better than the repubs, i guess we need a new representative in there that isn’t afraid to stand up for Trump’s lies and deceit.
A course everyone wants to impeach our President because he’s not a liberal democrat or a socialist. Now, why didn’t you want to impeach Billy Boy the liar Clinton or the fraud obama. If anyone who is racist and full of hate it’s obama. Those 2 should have been impeached, but noooo democrats won’t impeach their own. Mueller is not going to find anything, he’s just dragging this bull out to rack up a big payout. All the democrats will have egg on their faces when the shit hit’s the fan. Hillary with all her crooked deals with the Russians. obama with his selling guns to the enemy, his dirty deals with Iran/Cuba. that is one president who should have been impeached from day one. President Trump has been doing a great job in his first term …
Well, what a surprise. Welch is no better than any other shill in Washington. Hes just waiting for Bernie to die or retire so that he can move up to the Senate. I think Vermont needs to send a woman to the Senate. Sue Minter would be an excellent choice.
I agree with Rich ard. However painful it is to set impeachment aside in the short term, it’s what we need to do temporarily to let the Mueller investigation play out. Let’s have more thoughtfulness and less perfunctory outrage in our responses.
vote him out right now. I mean Welch. Impeach him. you can see he’s already succumbed to the don’t-rock-the boat, old boy mentality. get him out!
There will be lots of time and opportunities to impeach Trump . Only the idiot fringe would persue this nonsense now . Welch is correctly waiting for the special prosecutor to indict son-in-law’s , son’s and many others These same dreamers ignore the real possibilty that Pence would be more dangerous then the big orange child .
Time to find a new representative. Welch has always struck me as a clown/chump. Lets get a real “representative” in office and take back America from the special interest/political careerists that plague our government. He’s a shill! Send him home where he belongs.