Pennsylvania’s U.S. senators are staying on-brand on whether or not an impeachment inquiry should be opened against President Donald Trump, with Democrat Robert P. Casey supporting Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s call for an inquiry, and Republican Pat Toomey against it.

Casey, in an afternoon telephone conference call with reporters, said the memo released Wednesday of Trump’s July telephone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has on its face several indicators of a flagrant abuse of power.

Casey cited Trump’s self-declared interest in asking Zelensky to do him “a favor”: To open a case that could taint one of his political opponents, former Vice President Joe Biden; Trump then said he would connect Zelensky to Rudolph Giuliani, one of the president’s personal attorneys, to further that cause.

That that all that happened with issues regarding U.S. economic and military cooperation with Ukraine hung in the balance, Casey said, is a shocking abuse of power that must be investigated to hold Trump accountable and, at the least, make clear to him that he can’t do whatever he wants with the powers of his office.

He also said the American public deserves to learn the full story about the Ukrainian allegations.

Casey stopped just short of saying that he knows now that he would vote to convict and remove Trump from office, saying he would keep an open mind on that decision until after he’s heard all the evidence if there is a trial before the Senate.

In that case, the Senate would collectively act as a jury, needing a two-thirds majority to convict and remove a sitting president from office.

But, Casey added Wednesday, based on what he’s seen and read thus far, “I’m expressing my support for going forward.”

Toomey agreed with Casey to a point, but he also said his review of the information leads him to conclude it does not warrant impeachment.

Toomey said, in a statement:

"The memorandum released by the White House today reveals no quid pro quo. While the conversation reported in the memorandum relating to alleged Ukrainian corruption and Vice President Biden’s son was inappropriate, it does not rise to the level of an impeachable offense.

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