Maryland Governor Larry Hogan is the latest Republican to support an impeachment inquiry
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan is one of a growing number of Republicans in support of an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
Hogan, a popular two-term governor of the historically democratic state, said to Margaret Hoover on PBS's ‘Firing Line,’ which aired on Oct. 11, “I do think we should have an impeachment inquiry.”
"I don't think there's any other way we can get to the facts,” Hogan said.
The governor joins Vermont Gov. Phil Scott and Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, who announced their support for their inquiry last month, according to The Washington Post.
House Democrats launched their investigation into the president last month after it was made public that Trump asked Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, to investigate former vice president and Trump’s political rival, Joe Biden, along with his son Hunter.
Hogan has been candid on his viewpoint on the president.
In an interview with CBS This Morning, Hogan said Trump looked “pretty weak” when it came to the general election in Feb.
In a June Washington Post article, it is said that the GOP was pursuing Hogan as a candidate against Trump for the 2020 primary.
Former Rep. Larry Hogan Sr., the governor's father, was the only Republican member of the House Judiciary Committee to vote in favor of impeaching Former President Richard Nixon in 1974.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Ca., has been vocal about the impeachment investigation and her persistence to not end them.
In a tweet earlier this month, Pelosi said: “American elections should be decided by Americans, not by ‘favors’ from foreign governments.”
As the inquiry develops, subpoenas were issued Thursday to Energy Secretary Rick Perry and two associates of President Trump’s personal lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani, from House Democrats for important documents that pertain to the impeachment inquiry, according to The Washington Post.
In late September, it was revealed that Trump also pressured the prime minister of Australia, Scott Morrison, to look into Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. Mueller testified before Congress during the summer and emphasized that the president was involved in some capacity with Russia’s involvement in the last election.
With only months until the Iowa caucus, more government officials have been backing the investigation, possibly in fear that there could be a repeat of interference from another foreign government in the next election.
All of the 12 Democratic presidential candidates who will debate on Oct. 15 in Ohio have publicly supported impeaching the president or at least an inquiry.
Joe Biden recently announced his support for the investigation just earlier this week, which comes much later than some of his Democrat counterparts.
Impeachment has been a topic of discussion at all three of the Democratic debates so far, and will most likely be featured on the next debate on Tuesday. The trend of Trump soliciting aide from foreign governments will also most likely be a topic that night.
According to a FOX News poll released Thursday, 51 percent of voters want to see Trump impeached and removed from office along with the 200 House Democrats who announced their support for impeachment.
Hogan, who declined a bid for the primary against Trump, is known for reaching across the aisle and working with Democrats. The governor has said on his website, he takes a “centrist approach to leadership.”