Vulnerable House Democrats Remain Hesitant to Back Articles of Impeachment – Newsweek

Moderate Democrats who hail from swing districts are exercising extreme caution when it comes to showing support for the two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump unveiled Tuesday by the House.

Asked whether they plan to support the abuse of power and obstruction of Congress articles, which allege Trump “betrayed the nation” in “corruptly soliciting” election aid from Ukraine and engaged in “unprecedented, categorical and indiscriminate defiance” of Congress, several Democrats opted to reserve judgement until they’ve more thoroughly reviewed the text and given thought to the matter.

“The seriousness of the decision for me—it’s probably the most serious consideration I’ll give anything that I’ve considered my one year in Congress,” said Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), a former CIA analyst. “I’m not going to be pushed one way or another. I have lots of people lobbying me, but I’m going to do what I was trained to do as national security professional and as an intelligence officer, which is make my own decision based on what I think is right.”