Rep. Lucy McBath (D-Ga.), whose district voted in favor of President Donald Trump in 2016 and who narrowly won her mid-term election, voted in favor of articles of impeachment in the House Judiciary Committee.
On Friday, she voted “yea” on the articles of impeachment, joining 22 other Democrats as opposed to 17 Republicans.
“This is not why I came to Washington; I came to Washington because I love my country. I came to Washington full of hope and empowered by my community to serve them in Congress...but after this vote I will continue to champion the ideals that this country instilled in me,” she said before making a reference to her son, Jordan, who was shot and killed seven years ago.
On Friday, Rep. Max Rose (D-N.Y.), who represents another district Trump carried in the 2016 election, said Friday that he will vote in favor of the articles of impeachment, saying “a President coercing a foreign government into targeting American citizens is not just another example of scorched earth politics, it serves as an invitation to the enemies of the United States to come after any citizen, so long as they disagree with the president.”
Next week, the full House is expected to vote on articles of impeachment, and Democrats are alleging Trump abused his power and obstructed Congress.
In the face of solid Republican opposition, Democrats will need 216 votes to approve the articles, meaning they can lose about 17 or 18 Democrats if everyone is present and voting. One independent, Rep. Justin Amash (I-Mich.), has told CNN he will vote for impeachment.
This week, Rep. Conor Lamb (D-Pa.), who represents another swing district, lent his support for impeachment.
Trump and Ukrainian officials have denied Democrats’ quid pro quo allegations, while the president has said the inquiry is a partisan witch hunt.
