CONGRESSMAN BISHOP SUPPORTS IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released a statement following reports that President Trump spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about investigating former Vice President and current Presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, while withholding aid from Ukraine:

"Our republic was founded on the belief that the nation's leader should not be above the law. As such, the President is subject to checks and balances, established by the Constitution. The allegations that the President withheld Congressionally appropriated taxpayer dollars for national security as leverage against a foreign power to pursue unfounded allegations against a political opponent at home are extremely alarming. Taken with the Mueller report and the facts discovered by the other ongoing Committee investigations, we have reached a point where Congress must move forward with an impeachment inquiry.

"The President has admitted publicly to asking the Ukraine President to investigate Hunter Biden and has instructed his Director of National Intelligence to withhold the whistleblower's complaint from Congress, which is illegal. The rule of law cannot allow any President to extort a foreign government to make up dirt on a political opponent.

"Members of Congress took an oath before God to uphold the Constitution, not to the President. It is imperative to our national security, the preservation of the rule of law, and our patriotism that we begin an impeachment inquiry."

The whistleblower complaint can be found here.