Durbin calls for impeachment inquiry into President Trump

Posted on September 24, 2019
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin spoke Tuesday on the Senate floor. (Photo Senator Dick Durbin/Twitter)

 

By Neil Doyle

WASHINGTON – Illinois’ senior U.S. Senator supports the House opening an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) spoke Tuesday afternoon on the Senate floor.

Durbin spoke out about reports that Trump asked Ukraine to investigate former Vice President and 2020 presidential hopeful Joe Biden, while withholding millions of dollars in U.S. security aid.

“As I consider the revelations that President Trump is using his office to extort Ukraine to support his political re-election campaign, I wonder why there is so much silence on the other side of aisle.  This is an outrageous development,” said Durbin.

The Senate Minority Whip, Durbin is the second-highest-ranking Democrat in the U.S. Senate.

Neil Doyle can be reached at [email protected]

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