House Republicans are scrambling to hash out a unified strategy to defend President Donald Trump as the GOP struggles to respond to the rapidly-moving impeachment probe
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The House GOP is Trump’s first line of defense against impeachment, and the president has been in close contact with his top allies on Capitol Hill since Speaker Nancy Pelosi officially launched an impeachment inquiry last Tuesday. Rep. Mark Amodei of Nevada kicked up a firestorm last Friday when he appeared to become the first Republican to back an impeachment probe. Amodei later clarified that he doesn’t support impeachment and was merely voicing support for the oversight process, but the messy episode sparked concern in the GOP conference that members weren’t being given adequate guidance on how to deal with the rapidly unfolding impeachment probe, according to one member who brought those concerns to leadership.
And during a high-profile interview with CBS’s “60 minutes,” McCarthy — a top Trump ally — initially struggled to answer a question about what the president’s defense will be on impeachment, causing some grumbling among Republican lawmakers and aides. McCarthy did, however, drive home the point that there was no evidence of wrongdoing in the call.GOP lawmaker, who was granted anonymity to speak more freely.
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