Senator Johnson Won't Recuse Himself if There's an Impeachment Trial
Wednesday, October 30th, 2019 -- 10:36 AM
(AP) -Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says despite his close involvement in Ukraine issues at the center of an investigation into the President, he won’t recuse himself if there is a Senate impeachment trial.Johnson tells the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in a story published Tuesday that he would “never even consider” stepping aside. He says, “I represent the people that elected me. Those individuals deserve a voice and my vote in the process.” Johnson also says he would be “happy” to provide his firsthand knowledge of events and conversations involving Ukraine to U.S. House members conducting the impeachment probe. The Democratic-led investigation centers on whether the President improperly pushed Ukraine officials to investigate the President’s Democratic political rival, Joe Biden, and Democratic activities in the 2016 election.
Johnson has a unique role in the probe because of meetings and conversations he had related to Ukraine as chair of the foreign relations subcommittee on Europe and a member of the Senate’s Ukraine Caucus.
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