Rep. Cooper Issues Statement on Vote in Favor of Impeachment of President Trump
December 19, 2019
December 19, 2019
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement on his decision to vote to charge President Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress:
"The Tennessee--and the U.S.--model for proper behavior during impeachment is the late Tennessee Senator Howard Baker, a lifelong Republican who had the courage to take down Richard Nixon, a president of his own party, once he learned the truth. Baker, aided by Tennessee lawyer Fred Thompson (who l . . .
"The Tennessee--and the U.S.--model for proper behavior during impeachment is the late Tennessee Senator Howard Baker, a lifelong Republican who had the courage to take down Richard Nixon, a president of his own party, once he learned the truth. Baker, aided by Tennessee lawyer Fred Thompson (who l . . .