House backs release of Trump whistleblower complaint 421-0

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U.S. President Donald Trump departs at the conclusion of a news conference on the sidelines of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, New York, U.S., September 25, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives voted 421-0 on Wednesday for a resolution calling on President Donald Trump to release a whistleblower complaint to Congress, despite the administration letting them view the classified document at secure locations in the U.S. Capitol.

Two House members voted present and 10 did not vote.

The document is central to the impeachment inquiry into the Republican president announced on Tuesday by the Democratic House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, after reports that Trump had tried to put pressure on Ukraine’s president to help smear a political rival.

The Senate passed a similar resolution by unanimous voice vote on Tuesday.

Republicans joined Democrats in backing the release of the document, after many lawmakers argued that Trump’s associates were defying a law calling for whistleblower complaints to be sent to Congress if they are found to be credible.

pperca on September 25th, 2019 at 23:58 UTC »

So ZERO (R) members of Congress in both houses (100-0 Senate; 421-0 House) supported Barr and the WH blatant criminal retention of the whistleblower complaint.

LazamairAMD on September 25th, 2019 at 23:56 UTC »

Unanimous vote in the United States House of Representatives?! Or was this by "Unanimous Consent"?

edit:

Two House members voted present and 10 did not vote.

Some of them didn't want to get on the record...

mjangle1985 on September 25th, 2019 at 23:56 UTC »

Wow.

This was an actual unanimous vote.