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The charge against Floridaman is not that he wanted an actual investigation of corruption in Ukraine, but that he did not care if there was an investigation at all. As all of the evidence in the record shows, what Floridaman asked for was the announcement of an investigation, and Floridaman had no interest in combating corruption of any kind.
The argument for impeachment and removal is that Floridaman engaged in the sort of conduct that the founders identified as justifying including impeachment in the Constitution: Using the nation's foreign policy as a tool for personal benefit, and thereby betraying the public trust, aka abuse of power.
The announcement of an investigation into Burisma and the Bidens would benefit Floridaman's personal political ambitions, yet there is no plausible argument that the mere announcement of an investigation could or would do anything to advance any legitimate anti-corruption agenda.
If there is evidence that Floridaman was actually seeking a genuine investigation, and not merely an announcement, where is it?
Those who might be able to back up that claim, Ambassador John Bolton or OMB Director Mick Mulvaney, have not been allowed to testify, and Floridaman has refused to release documents or other materials that might support this characterization of events.
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