Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan publicly expressed support for the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, joining a small but growing number of Republicans breaking from the party’s mostly unwavering support of the president.

“I think we do need an inquiry because we have to get to the bottom of it,” Hogan said in a segment on PBS’ Firing Line that airs Friday night. “I’m not ready to say I support impeachment and the removal of the president, but I do think we should have an impeachment inquiry.”


While Hogan expressed concern about whether the inquiry could be “a fair, objective one” in the Democrat-controlled House, he maintained his position that an inquiry is a reasonable response to Trump’s request of the Ukrainian president to dig up dirt on political rival Joe Biden.