"I have the highest regard for them and they're my close friends," he told CNN. "I didn't want to be a further distraction for the group."
Amash's series of tweets in mid-May shook Capitol Hill, as the conservative Michigan lawmaker said special counsel Robert Mueller's report established "multiple examples" of Trump committing obstruction of justice. Amash was later insulted by Trump for his opinions and faced blowback from top Republican officials.
Amash, who was a founding member of the group, told CNN in March that he had stopped going to Freedom Caucus meetings after clashing for months with members over the group's direction under Trump.
He told CNN he had attended a House Freedom Caucus board meeting before House votes on Monday night to announce he would step aside from both the board and the group as a whole. The other members didn't know he would be going to the meeting.
"It was a positive meeting. It wasn't negative," Amash said.
He emphasized his decision was voluntary and that he remains on good terms with his colleagues.
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