GOP primary challenger Bill Weld says Trump's 'Ukraine caper' involves both 'treason' and 'bribery'

Bill Weld.
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Bill Weld and Joe Walsh were in agreement on Tuesday: both believe it's time for President Trump to be impeached.

Weld, a former governor of Massachusetts, and Walsh, a former congressman from Illinois, are Republicans vying for the 2020 GOP presidential nomination. "The Ukraine caper by the president is some combination of treason, bribery, and other high crimes and misdemeanors," Weld said. "The one thing that's absolutely clear is it is grounds for removal from office." Walsh said he finds Trump "unfit" for office, and he will "deserve to be impeached very soon."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.