The U.S. House of Representatives is preparing to vote later this week on a resolution that would outline the process for going forward with an impeachment inquiry into the actions of President Trump.  An impeachment inquiry is a grave step and it should be a rare situation for the nation.  Unfortunately, the controversy over this inquiry has divided across party lines.  Only a handful of Republicans, including Senator Mitt Romney, have noted that the president’s behavior is deeply troubling and require further investigation.

We agree with Senator Romney, and we hope that the rest of the Utah Congressional Delegation will as well.  

The upcoming House vote is not a vote to impeach the president, but rather a recognition that the allegations against President Trump merit a formal investigation. The allegations include attempting to involve a foreign government in U.S. elections, using foreign aid (which is paid for by taxpayers) to persuade a foreign government to investigate a political opponent, and conspiracy to obstruct justice by interfering in a criminal investigation.  If these allegations are true, they represent a dangerous misuse of presidential power.  We believe our elections should be protected from foreign influence.  It is illegal to purposely encourage foreign governments to violate the integrity of our electoral process.  We believe no criminal investigation should be interfered with because even the president is not above the law. 

Since these are serious allegations and have profound consequences for the presidency and the nation, Congress should investigate them.   All members of Congress should want to get to the bottom of these allegations to determine whether they are accurate.  A vote to stop this inquiry at the outset would demonstrate a loyalty to party over principle. 

This is why the United Utah Party calls upon all members of the Utah Congressional Delegation - Rob Bishop, Chris Stewart, John Curtis, and Ben McAdams - to vote to allow this process to continue. Anything less would be a betrayal of the constitutional ideals our elected officials have sworn to protect and defend. 

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