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Maine 1st District Rep. Pingree To Vote For Articles Of Impeachment

Willis Ryder Arnold
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Maine Public
Maine 1st District Rep. Chellie Pingree responds to the Mueller Report memo from William Barr, March 24, 2019.

PORTLAND, Maine - U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree says she'll vote for articles of impeachment against Republican President Donald Trump. The Maine 1st District Democrat said Friday that there's a "mountain of evidence" that the president used his office to try to get a foreign government in interfere the 2020 election.

She said the framers of the Constitution were worried that a president would abuse power to advance personal interests.

The House Judiciary voted along party lines Friday to send impeachment charges against Trump to the full House.

Maine's other member of the House, Democratic Rep. Jared Golden, has not said whether he'll vote for or against impeachment.