Statement from the Press Secretary Announcing Congressional Members of the President’s Impeachment Team

 

Congressman Mike Johnson from Northeast, LA was named among the House Republicans who a team of  hand-selected lawmakers who will serve  support capacity for Pres. Donald Trump during the Senate impeachment trial. This group is not the equivalent of impeachment managers or members of the legal team.  Instead, they are  acting in an advisory and advocacy capacity.  Johnson passionately defended Trump as a member of the House Judiciary Committee and  is an expert in Constitutional Law. 

On Monday, President Donald J. Trump announced that the following Members of the House of Representatives will serve as part of his team working to combat this hyper-partisan and baseless impeachment. This initial list includes the following Members:

Congressman Doug Collins
Congressman Mike Johnson
Congressman Jim Jordan
Congresswoman Debbie Lesko
Congressman Mark Meadows
Congressman John Ratcliffe
Congresswoman Elise Stefanik
Congressman Lee Zeldin

The White House said,
"Throughout this process, these Members of Congress have provided guidance to the White House team, which was prohibited from participating in the proceedings concocted by Democrats in the House of Representatives. The President looks forward to their continued participation and is confident that the Members will help expeditiously end this brazen political vendetta on behalf of the American people.