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Justin Amash’s Call For Impeachment Shouldn’t Really Surprise Anyone

UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 29: Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., speaks with a reporter outside of the House Republican Conference meeting in the basement of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 29: Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., speaks with a reporter outside of the House Republican Conference meeting in the basement of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
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May 20, 2019 1:49 p.m.

On Saturday, Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) became the first Republican holding a national office to call for President Donald Trump’s impeachment.

This most recent bucking of his party should come as no surprise to anyone who’s watched Amash grow from Tea Party insurgent in 2010 to frequent thorn in Republican leadership’s side.

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