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Michigan Rep. Slotkin says she will vote to impeach Trump

Slotkin, a former national security official, says Trump used the power of the presidency for his own advantage.

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U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., holds a constituent community conversation at Oakland University, Monday, Dec. 16, 2019, in Rochester, Mich. Slotkin, a freshman Democrat who flipped a battleground Republican seat, said Monday she will vote to impeach President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin says she will vote to impeach President Donald Trump.

The freshman Democrat, who represents a swing seat, explained her decision Monday during a raucous town hall in suburban Detroit.

Slotkin, a former national security official, says Trump used the power of the presidency for his own advantage and she has a duty to protect and defend the Constitution.

The House will vote Wednesday on the impeachment articles approved last week by the House Judiciary panel. Slotkin's district backed Trump in 2016 but elected her over a Republican incumbent in 2018.

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