Budd to vote "no" on impeachment, Hudson says there's "zero evidence"

U.S. Rep. Ted Budd, R-13, announced last week he will vote “no” on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump after the House Judiciary Committee sent them to the House floor.

Meanwhile, Rep. Richard Hudson posted on social media Tuesday that House Democrats had “zero evidence President Donald J. Trump committed an impeachable offense.”

He continued, “They continue to prioritize impeachment over the American people, ignoring the long list of important things Congress needs to get done like lowering drug prices, securing the border and supporting our troops.”

The impeachment inquiry focuses on Trump pressuring Ukraine to investigate 2020 political rival Joe Biden while withholding as leverage military aid the country relies to counter Russia as well as his efforts to block the House investigation.

Budd said the House Democrats were running a “show trial” against Trump from start to finish.

“They brought forward no witnesses who were directed by the president to engage in any kind of bribe, extortion scheme, or other poll-tested crime House Democrats decided to pursue,” he said. “Even Speaker Pelosi admitted that her caucus had their eyes on impeachment for ‘a couple years.’”

The two articles of impeachment — abuse of power and obstruction — were approved in a partisan split in the House’s Judiciary Committee on Friday.

The House is expected to approved the articles this week.