CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (September 25, 2019)—The U.S. House of Representatives has opened an impeachment inquiry into whether President Donald Trump urged Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, who sat on the board of a Ukrainian natural gas company, in exchange for the release of U.S. foreign aid that Trump had withheld.
Below is statement by Ken Kimmell, president of the Union of Concerned Scientists.
“We are at a perilous moment in our history when the norms we depend on from our leaders—transparency, honesty, and the rule of law—are under threat. It is at such times that constitutionally ordained checks and balances, including the power of impeachment, are so important.
“The Union of Concerned Scientists believes that there is much more at stake in this impeachment inquiry than the fate of a single president. This process must make sure that our leaders are acting in the public interest, dealing honestly with the people they serve, and basing their decisions about foreign and domestic policy on the facts and the evidence.”