GOP senators up for re-election are noticeably avoiding interviews as impeachment talk grows

Lindsey Graham.
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There's another I-word Republican senators are staying away from: interviews.

As the impeachment inquiry into President Trump presses forward, GOP senators have faced inevitable questions of whether they support the investigation. Some Republicans have vocally opposed the measure, but others, namely those expecting a tough re-election next year, have avoided answering altogether, The New York Times reports.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.