Thread by @RalstonReports

I'm not surprised at the controversy -- indeed I expected it -- our story on @MarkAmodeiNV2 and impeachment has caused. He's only GOP member of NV delegation. Reax to his comments underscores the hypersensitivity/ hyperventilation in DC over impeachment. Permit me a thread...
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@MarkAmodeiNV2 Here's the story: thenevadaindependent.com/article/amodei…

I have listened to the audio of the call, and our story is accurate. We are going to post the audio ASAP. I am not surprised other media leapt on it, nor am I surprised at Team Amodei's sensitivity. First, let me tell you about him.
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@MarkAmodeiNV2 I've known @MarkAmodeiNV2 for decades and now, more than ever, he is more accessible than most of them. But it is his way of talking -- full of circumlocutions and tangents -- that can cause confusion. He can be a folksy raconteur but it can be hard to keep his story straight.
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@MarkAmodeiNV2 Here's what's clear, and I am not surprised: Amodei does not want to reflexively defend the president, nor does he want to jump on the impeachment train. In the current atmosphere, that appears not be be allowed. But listen to what he said: He wants the process to go forward.
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@MarkAmodeiNV2 Sure, anyone who says the "inquiry" should go forward is said to automatically favor impeachment, which is a ridiculous logical leap. let me give you some excerpts from the call, some of which did not make the story:
"A complaint has been filed,...let's see where it goes."
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@MarkAmodeiNV2 Reporter: "Do you believe it was an impeachable offense?"
"At this point in time, no I don't...That's what this process is designed to set forth...Let the chips fall where they may."
Reporter: "How would you vote if called in this weekend?
"I'd look and see what we have."
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@MarkAmodeiNV2 And this:
Reporter: Can you envision a scenario where you would support impeachment?
"Well if there were facts that support it, of course I would."
So: Amodei wants the inquiry/investigation/probe to continue before he makes up his mind. What an insane position to take!
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@MarkAmodeiNV2 I'm sure his GOP colleagues are mad at him, and I'm sure the media that wants to find a crack in the GOP wall of Trump support are all over him.
It's the way he talks. It's his style of openness that produces pithy quotes but often less-than-firm positions that causes this. 8/

@MarkAmodeiNV2 So everyone should just calm down, and to Amodei, who said he wants to continue to do these calls with reporters, which is more than I can say for most craven Republicans during this whole thing, I have one thing to say:
This is the life you have chosen.
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