Rep. Mark Walker (R-N.C.), chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee, on Thursday said he is opposed to a push from members of the House Freedom Caucus to impeach Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
Walker told reporters on Capitol Hill that he would vote against any effort to impeach Rosenstein in the House a day after two members of the House Freedom Caucus joined nine co-sponsors to announce articles of impeachment against Rosenstein.
“I think the real focus needs to be on the attorney general and Department of Justice as a whole. I just don’t know about this play here. I’m not a lawyer, I don’t mean to brag, but I yield to those who have the experience,” Walker said.
“When you have something this sensitive, I don’t want to turn it into something that is political,” Walker continued. “Historically we have not done this before, so I want to make sure it’s the right play.”
A reporter press the lawmaker on if he would vote “no” if the articles came to the floor.
“That’s correct” Walker responded.
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