Pelosi-backed group funding ads for vulnerable Democrats amid impeachment inquiry

A Democratic group is reportedly set to air ads beginning this week in the districts of 11 vulnerable House Democrats as the Democratic-controlled chamber launches its impeachment inquiry into President Trump. 

The Washington Post reported Sunday that the Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) backed group, House Majority Forward, is set to spend more than $1 million on the ads. 

The ads don’t mention “impeachment” and focus on the accomplishments of the congress members targeted, according to the Post. {mosads}

“Americans deserve to know about the progressive legislative accomplishments of these representatives, who are fighting for the kitchen table issues that matter most in their districts — lowering the cost of prescription drugs, protecting people with preexisting conditions, and taking care of our veterans,” Abby Curran Horrell, the group’s executive director, told the Post. 

A spokesperson for House Majority Forward was not immediately available for comment. 

The Democrats included in the campaign are Freshmen Reps. Antonio Delgado (N.Y.), Haley Stevens (Mich.), Cindy Axne (Iowa), Angie Craig (Minn.), Abby Finkenauer (Iowa), Susie Lee (Nev.), Elaine Luria (Va.), Chris Pappas (N.H.), Elissa Slotkin (Mich.), Abigail Spanberger (Va.) and Matthew Cartwright (Pa.), according to the Post. 

The ads come as almost all House Democrats have united behind the impeachment inquiry, but most Republicans have stood by President Trump and defended him amid allegations that he solicited foreign interference in the 2020 election. 

A whistleblower filed a complaint alleging Trump asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, a leading 2020 candidate. 

The whistleblower also alleges the White House directed officials to put a transcript of the call on a highly classified server. 

A partial memo of the call released by the White House shows Trump asking Zelensky to investigate Biden, but Trump has continued to defend the call. 

Attorney Andrew P. Bajak confirmed Sunday his firm is representing another whistleblower in connection to a formal complaint about Trump’s alleged interactions with Ukraine.