Rep. Justin Amash said his Republican colleagues are caught in an untenable position trying to defend President Trump as the controversy surrounding his dealings with Ukraine continues to grow
Asked by CNN's Erin Burnett on Monday night whether those around the President were essentially forced to lie in order to defend Trump, Amash replied,"Yeah, and it's a shame." Amash left the Republican Party this past summer and became an independent after he became the sole GOP lawmaker to publicly argue that Trump had engaged in impeachable conduct.
"Read MoreAmash's comments come as Trump moves to safeguard party support with impeachment proceedings charging forward, after some Republicans struggled to back the administration's defense of his Ukraine dealings as well as other controversies that flared up over the weekend.
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