U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii was the only presidential candidate eligible to vote on the impeachment of President Donald Trump on Wednesday night 鈥� and she was the only member of the House to vote neither 鈥測es鈥� nor 鈥渘o.鈥滸abbard voted 鈥減resent鈥� and later said in a statement: 鈥淎fter doing my due diligence in reviewing the 658-page impeachment report, I came to the conclusion that I could not in good conscience vote either yes or no. 鈥淚 am standing in the center and have decided to vote Present,鈥� Gabbard said. 鈥淚 could not in good conscience vote against impeachment because I believe President Trump is guilty of wrongdoing.鈥淚 also could not in good conscience vote for impeachment because removal of a sitting President must not be the culmination of a partisan process, fueled by tribal animosities that have so gravely divided our country.鈥滺er full statement can be seen here.
MANCHESTER, N.H. — U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii was the only presidential candidate eligible to vote on the impeachment of President Donald Trump on Wednesday night 鈥� and she was the only member of the House to vote neither 鈥測es鈥� nor 鈥渘o.鈥�
Gabbard voted 鈥減resent鈥� and later said in a statement: 鈥淎fter doing my due diligence in reviewing the 658-page impeachment report, I came to the conclusion that I could not in good conscience vote either yes or no.
鈥淚 am standing in the center and have decided to vote Present,鈥� Gabbard said. 鈥淚 could not in good conscience vote against impeachment because I believe President Trump is guilty of wrongdoing.
鈥淚 also could not in good conscience vote for impeachment because removal of a sitting President must not be the culmination of a partisan process, fueled by tribal animosities that have so gravely divided our country.鈥�
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