New York Congressman changes stand on Trump's impeachment inquiry

A Democratic congressman from New York who h t backed impeachment inquiry against Republican President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he w supports inquiry. Rep. Max Rose of New York City borough of Staten Island said he intends to “fully support impeachment inquiry and follow facts.” first-term congressman who toppled a Republican incumbent h t previously expressed support for inquiry anunced last week by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Rose told constituents at a town hall meeting that “ American people have a right to kw if ir president used power of his or her office to get a foreign power to interfere in our election.”

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Rose, a pragmatic moderate

Trump has denied any wrongdoing. Rose, an Afghanistan war veteran, defeated Republican incumbent Dan Dovan last year in a Congressional district that supported Trump over Democrat Hillary Clinton by 10 percent points. district, which includes all of Staten Island and a slice of Brooklyn, is only Congressional District in New York City that backed Trump in 2016. It is much whiter than city as a whole and is home to many firefighters and police officers. Rose has positioned himself as a pragmatic moderate since his upset victory, fulfilling a campaign promise to vote against Nancy Pelosi for House speaker and focusing on local issues like transportation and fighting opioid abuse. He h declined to support Pelosi’s call for a formal impeachment inquiry over allegations that Trump pressured president of Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, a leing Democratic presidential contender, and Biden’s son, Hunter. Rose h sought to thre needle on impeachment in his public statements.

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He called Trump ministration “one of most corrupt in history” in a Sept. 12 op-ed published before a whistleblower’s revelations prompted Pelosi to act. Still, he said, impeachment will only tear our country furr apart and we will see progress on ermous challenges we face as a nation. Rose said on Sept. 24 that he “opposed a partisan impeachment process”.

He furr ded“This is a serious crisis, all options must be on table, and it’s time Republicans are as interested in truth as American people.” He said in ar statement Friday, “Under circumstances will I allow politics to influence my decision regarding this matter.”

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A mess to Republicans

State Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, a leing contender to be Rose’s Republican opponent in vember 2020, said Rose “caved” to pressure to support inquiry.

“Just one day after finding out he h a challenger in Democrat primary, Congressman Max Rose caved to socialists Reps. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Ilhan Omar and Nancy Pelosi in rush to impeach President Donald Trump,” she said. “It just shows that when pressure is applied, Max Rose stands with rical left inste of Staten Island.”

Rose denied that prospect of a primary opponent was a factor in his impeachment decision, and he offered a mess to some of his Republican colleagues.

“re are 19 Republicans in United States Congress who sit in congressional districts that Donald Trump won by less than he won in this congressional district,” Rose said. “Today we call on m to show some semblance of cour, to take a political risk and to join in support for this impeachment inquiry. Let’s get to facts and let’s do it in a fair and open manner.”
 

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