Trump gives swing-district Democrats like Jason Crow new cause to back inquiry

President Donald Trump has erased any lingering doubts among the swing-district Democrats who galvanized the House impeachment move two weeks ago despite the risks to their re-election chances in 2020.

The decision by seven first-term Democrats elected in Trump-leaning districts to back an impeachment inquiry after months of resisting the idea tipped the balance in the House and helped spark Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to announce the investigation.

Now they are back home during a congressional break, facing voters as well as a concerted effort by Republicans to make them pay. At town halls and in interviews, members of the group express no regrets.

“Our concerns continue to be re-confirmed,” Colorado Democrat Jason Crow said. “More and more information is emerging about his fast and loose approach to American foreign policy and his abuse of presidential authority.”

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