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ND Congressman signs letter against impeachment

Congressman Kelly Armstrong, R-ND, has signed onto a letter urging President-Elect Joe Biden to request House Speaker Nancy Pelosi drop efforts to impeach President Donald Trump.

The letter was signed by seven Congress members who had issued a statement Jan. 4 opposing objections to certifying the Electoral College vote, saying the Constitution doesn’t give Congress the authority or discretion to disqualify electors.

“Nor does the Constitution envision impeaching a President without an adequate investigation and congressional hearings. A presidential impeachment should not occur in the heat of the moment, but rather after great deliberation,” the letter stated.

The Congress members asked Biden to help end impeachment efforts “in a spirit of healing and fidelity to our Constitution.”

“A second impeachment, only days before President Trump will leave office, is as unnecessary as it is inflammatory. This impeachment would undermine your priority of unifying Americans, and would be a further distraction to our nation at a time when millions of our fellow citizens are hurting because of the pandemic and the economic fallout. We respectfully urge you to encourage Speaker Pelosi to set aside this partisan effort immediately,” they wrote.

In addition to Armstrong, the letter was signed by Ken Buck, R-Colo.; Thomas Massie, R-Ky.; Tom McClintock, R-Calif.; Nancy Mace, R-S.C.; Chip Roy, R-Texas; and Mike Gallagher, R-Wis.

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