GOP congressman who is considering Trump impeachment announces retirement
by Zachary Halaschak
| October 19, 2019 02:37 PM
Francis Rooney, the sole House Republican to say he is considering President Trump’s impeachment, announced a day later that he is retiring from Congress.
The Florida congressman was asked on Fox News Saturday if he would be seeking a third term, and he said he was not.
“I don't really think I do, and I don't really think I want one,†Rooney said. “I’ve done what I came to do.â€
Rooney, who represents a reliably red district, made news Friday after he said he was “ thinking about†whether Trump committed an impeachable offense by holding up aid to Ukraine. He made the statement after White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said that aid was withheld partially because the Trump wanted Ukraine to investigate a debunked conspiracy theory related to the hack of the Democratic National Committee’s servers.
“He said there’s a quid pro quo,†Rooney, 65, said. “I just don’t think that the power and prestige of our country is supposed to be used for political things.â€
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