Dear Friend,

Impeachment is one of the two gravest powers of Congress. The other is the power to Declare War. Impeaching the President of the United States should never be our first option, it must always be our last option.

I was one of the earliest Members of Congress to call for an impeachment inquiry because Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Report established substantial evidence that Donald Trump committed multiple felonies. I believe Congress has the duty to investigate the evidence laid out by Mueller. That work continues.

The Ukrainian scandal has now added significant urgency to the ongoing investigations in Congress. Both the summarized call transcript released from the White House and the whistleblower complaint show that the President blocked critical military aid to Ukraine, and then a week later asked President Zelensky to investigate Joe Biden right after the Ukrainian leader raised the issue of military aid. Whether one calls this blackmail, extortion, bribery, or treason, we can all agree it looked like a gross abuse of power by Donald Trump.

Congress must now focus our energies on investigating this matter. The evidence that has already been uncovered is damning. Sign here if you agree that we must follow the facts where they lead us, even if they lead us to pass Articles of Impeachment.

I support Speaker Pelosi's decision to start a formal Impeachment Inquiry. For the sake of our country, I hope we do not establish that the President betrayed America by blocking military aid to Ukraine and then soliciting Ukraine to interfere in our elections by targeting Trump's political opponent.

I fear we will establish those facts, in which case we will have no choice but to use our last option: impeachment of the President. Sign here if you agree with me that we must be prepared to follow our constitutional responsibilities.

Sincerely,

Ted W. Lieu
Member of Congress