Response to President Trump’s Call with Ukraine

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Indiana’s members of Congress are responding to yesterday’s release of a summary of President Donald Trump’s phone call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The IndyStar reports reactions as being largely split across party lines. 7th District Congressman André Carson spoke on the House floor on Wednesday, calling for the White House to release the whistleblower complaint relating to Trump’s phone call to Ukraine. Both he and 1st District Congressman Peter Visclosky have voiced their support for the House’s impeachment inquiries.

Indiana Congressional Republicans have voiced opposition to the impeachment inquiries. 6th District Congressman Greg Pence, brother of Vice President Mike Pence, tweeted that the inquiry “puts a partisan power grab above the American people,”. Senator Mike Braun and Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill have also criticized impeachment proceedings. In an article from Politico, Braun is reported as comparing the proceedings to the Mueller Report, saying that they have “backfired” on the Democrats.

Indiana’s other Senator, Republican Todd Young, has yet to comment at this time.