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Michigan Republican Amash doubles down on calls for Trump impeachment

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Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) reiterated calls for Trump’s impeachment on Twitter on Tuesday, and was greeted with a standing ovation at a town hall in his conservative district later that evening.

Amash, a self-described lowercase "L" libertarian, further discussed his belief that Attorney General William Barr, the Republican Party, and the Trump White House were misrepresenting the results of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report in a round of 25 tweets on Tuesday. The report is the result of investigations into allegations of Russian tampering in the 2016 presidential election, as well allegations of collusion and obstruction of justice by the president.

"Attorney General Barr has deliberately misrepresented key aspects of Mueller's report and decisions in the investigation, which has helped further the president's false narrative about the investigation," Amash tweeted.


"In truth, Mueller's report describes concerning contacts between members of Trump's campaign and people in or connected to the Russian government," Amash tweeted.

He also tweeted that he thought Barr has been propagating what Amash indicated is Trump’s spinning of the truth.

"Barr has so far successfully used his position to sell the President's false narrative to the American people,” Amash said via Twitter.…

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