I'm interested to see if Mr. Fitzpatrick is one of the "handful" of Republicans who might possibly vote to impeach Trump, since he is an ex-FBI agent who investigated corruption in Ukraine in 2015, and was elected to Congress in 2016.
That's Viktor Shokin. He was the prosecutor general in Ukraine, which is like the attorney general here in the U.S. Fitzpatrick's assessment of Shokin differs from that of fellow Republican President Trump. Trump called Shokin a fair prosecutor and said he was treated very badly when former Vice President Joe Biden insisted Shokin be removed from office. Fitzpatrick also has a different view on the whistleblower whose complaint prompted Democrats to launch the impeachment inquiry. The congressman says that person should be considered credible. He says the allegation deserves investigation. But he says law enforcement should do that, not Democrats. It's a middle-of-the-road approach that may seem like a good fit for his moderate, suburban district outside Philadelphia.
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