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Justin Wingerter
Justin Wingerter is a political reporter for The Denver Post, primarily covering Colorado's congressional delegation and other federal topics. He previously reported for The Oklahoman and The Topeka Capital-Journal. He is a native of Granite City, Illinois, and a graduate of Southern Illinois University.
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How Colorado’s 4 House Democrats came to support Trump’s impeachment
Colorado’s four U.S. House Democrats appear to be on a one-way road to impeaching President Donald Trump, but they merged onto it at different times and for different reasons.

Money for Hickenlooper’s attorney is from federal fund meant to help Colorado economy post-9/11
Taxpayers have spent $43,390 — at a rate of $525 per hour — to defend John Hickenlooper before the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission as part of an arrangement that dates...

Cory Gardner fundraiser lobbied for Middle East banks as they opposed terrorism sanctions
The host of a fundraiser for U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner has, in recent years, lobbied the Senate on behalf of Middle East banks as they opposed sanctions on the terrorist...
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You have impeachment questions. We have impeachment answers.
Last week, we asked for your input on the attempted impeachment of President Donald Trump and you responded with quantity and quality. Now, reporter Justin Wingerter does his best to...

Trump campaign accuses Colorado congressman on impeachment
President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign took aim Sunday at a Colorado congressman for supporting impeachment more than a year ago.

Colorado’s Democratic lawmakers focus on obstruction as impeachment vote looms
"Joe Neguse talked about it: Denying your staff the right to come over and testify when they’ve been subpoenaed, and to stall and stonewall information, I think is obstruction of...

“Sad and somber moment” vs. smear campaign: Coloradans in Congress divided on drafting of impeachment articles
As House Democrats begin crafting articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette said Thursday that the president has abused his power and must be held to...

Colorado Republican argues Abraham Lincoln could have faced impeachment under Democrats’ standards
U.S. Rep. Ken Buck argued Wednesday that nearly any president — Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Barack Obama — could have been impeached under the standards used...

What are your impeachment questions, Colorado?
Denver Post reporter Justin Wingerter will be in the nation’s capital Dec. 3-13 as the committee, and its two Coloradans, consider whether to deliver the ultimate constitutional punishment against the...

“We will see a stark contrast”: Colorado congressmen, and history, await impeachment hearings
The impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump has moved this week from the comparatively closed-lipped House Intelligence Committee to what one Colorado congressman says may be the most partisan committee...

Angela Williams drops out of U.S. Senate race, will seek re-election to Colorado Senate
Colorado state Sen. Angela Williams announced Wednesday that she is exiting the race for U.S. Senate to focus on winning re-election to the statehouse in 2020.

Democratic groups slam Cory Gardner on-air and online while he and Republicans stay quiet
As special interests and dark-money groups spend millions of dollars to criticize him on several fronts -- guns, health care, impeachment, climate — a year before his re-election, U.S. Sen....

Coloradans to have more say on impeachment at the next step
After two weeks of public testimony from a dozen witnesses over many dozens of hours, the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump is likely to move next month to the...