Chase addressed the protest on January 6 in Washington before the uprising, but did not march to the Capitol. She said she was driving home when the building stormed.
“These were patriots who liked their country and did not want to see our great republic become a socialist country,” she said. “I was there with the people. I know.’
A statement from Republican Senate members of state said they were “guided by their conscience” about the disapproval, but that they were “united in their disappointment in Senator Chase and their contempt for her actions.”
“Senator Chase’s selfishness and constant need for media attention, with which the Republican Caucus of the Senate is very familiar, has brought us to the situation in which the Senate finds itself today,” the statement read.
“While we are hopeful that today’s actions will discourage the frequent disruption and distraction caused by Senator Chase, the experience of our caucus indicates otherwise. We sincerely hope that this is the extraordinary circumstance where Senator Chase exceeds our expectations.”
“The elite of the establishment are desperate to get me going, but they will not succeed! This is nothing but a failed attempt to tarnish my good name, reputation and solid conservative record,” she later said. said in an email to voters. .
Many of the CNN defendants have accused them of entering a restricted building without legal authority and violent access and disorder in the Capitol. The more serious charges range from theft of government property, conspiracy and threats between the country and assault on law enforcers.