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A House Democrat who represents a Trump district in Maine said he plans to split his votes Tuesday on the two articles of impeachment against the president.

Rep. Jared Golden said he’ll vote for the abuse of power article but against obstruction of Congress.

“The House investigation clearly unearthed a pattern of evidence that demonstrates the corrupt intent on the part of the president, his personal lawyer, and members of his administration to leverage the powers of the presidency to damage a political opponent and strengthen the president’s reelection prospects,” the freshman congressman wrote in a lengthy Facebook post.

“The president’s actions are a realization of the Framers’ greatest fears: foreign corruption of our electoral process, and a president willing to leverage the powers of his office to benefit his own reelection.

“This action crossed a clear red line, and in my view, there is no doubt that this is an impeachable act. For this reason, I will vote for Article I of the House resolution to impeach President Trump for an abuse of power.”

On the second article, however, Golden took a different view.

“While the president’s resistance toward our investigative efforts has been frustrating, it has not yet, in my view, reached the threshold of ‘high crime or misdemeanor’ that the Constitution demands. For that reason, I will vote against Article II of the House resolution regarding obstruction of Congress.”

Golden is one of 27 Democrats in the House who represent a district Trump won in 2016 and backed the impeachment inquiry.

Only two Democrats in Trump districts have publicly opposed it — Rep. Collin Peterson (Minn.) and Jeff Van Drew (NJ). Van Drew is planning on switching political parties because of his impeachment opposition, a move hailed by President Trump.

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