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| https://mitchell.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-paul-mitchell-opposing-articles-impeachment | Congressman Paul Mitchell's Statement Opposing Articles of Impeachment | 2019-12-10 | 2019 | 2019-12 | Republican | House | MI | Paul Mitchell | M001201 | mitchell.house.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON Congressman Paul Mitchell (MI-10) released the following statement this afternoon after the announcement of articles of impeachment against President Trump: I believe the Founders intended impeachment to be a safety valve to allow removal of a President that acted in such a blatantly immoral and illegal manner as to threaten the basis of our Republic.After careful examination of the evidence presented throughout this inquiry, I do not believe President Trump's actions constitute high crimes and misdemeanors. I fear the standards used today set a dangerous precedent for the use of impeachment as a political weapon, and therefore do not support these articles of impeachment. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |