Elizabeth Warren in Trump impeachment
On Government Reform:
Million-dollar donors shouldn't get ambassadorships
How did Ambassador Sondland get there [as Ambassador to the European Union]? This is not a man who had any qualifications, except one: He wrote a check for a million dollars. And that tells us about what's happening in
Washington, the corruption, how money buys its way into Washington. You know, I raised this months ago about the whole notion that donors think they're going to get ambassadorships on the other side.
And I've taken a pledge. Anyone who wants to give me a big donation, don't ask to be an ambassador, because I'm not going to have that happen.I asked everyone who's running for president to join me in that and not a single person has so far.
I hope what we saw today during the testimony means lots of people will sign on and say we are not going to give away these ambassador posts to the highest bidder.
Source: November Democratic primary debate, on impeaching Trump
Nov 20, 2019
On Principles & Values:
Impeachment is about more than Trump
Sometimes there are issues that are bigger than politics. I think that's the case with this impeachment inquiry. No one is above the law and that includes the President of the United States. Impeachment is the way that we establish that this man will
not be permitted to break the law over and over without consequences. This is about Donald Trump but understand it's about the next president and the next president and the next president and the future of this country.
Source: October Democratic Primary debate on impeaching Trump
Oct 15, 2019
On Principles & Values:
Prosecute Trump for corruption and violating constitution
I see this as a constitutional moment. We've now seen the impact of corruption, and what's clearly on the stage in 2020, is how we are going to run against the most corrupt president in living history. This president has made corruption, originally, his
argument, that he would drain the swamp. And yet he came to Washington, broke that promise, and has done everything he can for the wealthy and the
Source: December Democratic primary debate on impeaching Trump
Dec 19, 2019
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