Here’s what Arizona lawmakers from the Clinton, Nixon era said about Trump’s impeachment

U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch was recalled to Washington for “consultations” on April 29, 2019. The whistleblower complaint cited a Rudy Giuliani interview with a Ukrainian journalist published on May 14, 2019, where he stated that Yovanovitch was “removed … because she was part of the efforts against the President.” Seen here, Yovanovitch, center, sits during her meeting with then-Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Kiev, Ukraine, on March 6, 2019.
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By Ronald J. Hansen and Yvonne Wingett Sanchez | Arizona Republic 

Former Rep. Jim Kolbe believes President Donald Trump has behaved terribly.

Former Rep. John Conlan, an Arizona congressman during the Watergate era, believes the current impeachment inquiry is a sham.

Former Rep. John Shadegg doesn’t yet think there is a case for impeachment.

And former Rep. Matt Salmon predicted all other legislative business will grind to a halt during impeachment.

Times change and views of Trump’s political predicament vary, but Arizona Republicans who participated in the impeachment process for Presidents Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton seem united on one point of the current effort: It should have public support.

To the living members of Arizona’s congressional delegation who took part in those historic proceedings — all of whom are Republicans — today’s effort comes off as rushed, partisan and destined to further divide the country. 

They also agree the political environment today is a lot worse.

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