What's Amash's angle here?

[Recursion]

Link to tweet

He's not doing this out of a sudden discovery of conscience. Is he trying to game the hearings timing?

[VarryOn]

1. Had the same thougnt nt

[Brother Buzz]

2. 2020 election, Baby

I can believe he's had a "Come to Jesus" moment and realizes which way the wind is blowing.

[PoliticAverse]

3. "Republican Dissident Considers Running Against Trump As a Libertarian"...

http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/04/gop-dissident-amash-may-run-against-trump-as-a-libertarian.html

[JDC]

4. There it is. Had not read this. Thx

[gldstwmn]

6. Do it, do it, do it!

[gldstwmn]

5. Besides that he may be afraid of losing his seat

he's an attorney. He read the report. He understands what obstruction means legally. He's also a Libertarian which means his views on some things intersects with Progressives but boy most of his positions really suck. He's pro life, OPPOSED federal aid in response to the Flint water crisis, voted in favor of repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and supports decreased federal intervention in energy-related issues. Ugh. On the flip side he believes only Congress has the power to declare war, has expressed opposition to political gerrymandering, was the only House Republican to co-sponsor a resolution blocking Trump’s national emergency declaration, supported a repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act and opposed President Donald Trump's 2017 executive order to temporarily curtail Muslim immigration.
I could never support this guy. But someone's always got to be first and he as well as anyone might as well be the first to come out against Trump. Then maybe others will have the sand to follow.

[marylandblue]

7. No angle, he is a permanent never Trumper with conscience.

He has long been critical of Trump, like Mark Sanford was. Only difference between the two is that Amash got re-elected and Sanford didn't.

[RandySF]

8. He's never liked Trump.

[Recursion]

11. But he's loved that DeVos money (nt)

[UniteFightBack]

9. Well the local news here in NY just mentioned this and I enjoyed the coverage. nt

[DeminPennswoods]

10. Amash is actually a Libertarian, not a Republican

Evidently that lets him retain his critical thinking skills.

[dajoki]

15. What about paul (ky)?

[DeminPennswoods]

17. Paul occassionally bucks the GOP, too

due to his libertarian ideals.

[roamer65]

12. His gerrymandered district is only R+6.

With our impending independent commission redistricting, he’s not gonna go down with the Trumptanic.

MI is heading to California level blue over the next 10 years.

[House of Roberts]

13. He wants to get on all the Sunday shows?

[struggle4progress]

14. Bipartisan integrity will help win this fight

[Wounded Bear]

16. Michigan is turning blue...

He's trying to save his phony baloney job. Harumph!