Rep. Doug Collins Wednesday rejected the idea that there is an impeachment inquiry going on concerning President Donald Trump, because House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has not brought the matter to the House floor for a vote.
"If one more reporter said 'started impeachment inquiry' I want to scream," the Georgia Republican and ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee told Fox News' "Fox and Friends." "(Pelosi) told her caucus really nothing has changed, but we are going to keep pushing the narrative. That's not leadership; that's advocating."
Meanwhile, if Pelosi is not bringing the inquiry to the floor, then she needs to quit telling the American public she is doing something, Collins argued.
He added that Pelosi is acting "absurdly" because lawmakers have not yet seen the transcript of the July 25 telephone call between Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump is accused of pressuring the Ukraine government into an investigation of former Vice President Joe Biden, the frontrunner in the Democratic presidential race, and his son, Hunter.
Trump said he will be releasing an unredacted copy of the transcript at some point on Wednesday. The White House is also preparing to release a whistleblower's complaint about the telephone call, Politico reported Tuesday night, citing a senior administration official.
"We are going on hearsay, rumor, and innuendo," said Collins. "That's how she has chosen to run the government...this is what makes the American people so frustrated. Instead of governing and doing proper oversight they are abusing the rules of the House, abusing the processes of the House, to make a political statement."
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