Sen. Lindsey Graham
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Graham wrote in a letter to Schumer on Sunday that the New York Democrat wants “revenge and political retaliation” in his first act as majority leader instead of starting a national cure.
“While the Vice President and the Republicans of the Senate have rejected unconstitutional actions, you want to enforce the Senate, which in itself is just another unconstitutional action in this shameful saga – the accusation of a former president,” Graham said. added.
House Democrats launched and carried out one article of accusation against Trump for “inciting insurgency” after a crowd of his supporters stormed the US Capitol earlier this month.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi
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Most Republicans on Capitol Hill have argued that after the Senate trial, Trump will be prosecuted and convicted, only to further divide the country during a time of increasing threats of political violence in Washington, DC and across the country.
“The prosecuting authority exists to protect the Nation from the damage that a current president could inflict on the Nation if he remained in office, and not to justify political grievances after a president leaves office,” Graham said. Sunday in his letter to Schumer said. .
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell
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Other Republicans of the Senate reflected the sentiment.
‘The attack on the American Capitol was an attack on democracy itself, and the president bears some responsibility for what happened. “If the Senate continues with an indictment, I will do my duty as a jury member and listen to the cases presented by both sides, ‘ Rob Portman (R-Ohio) said.
Graham, who backed Trump’s unsubstantiated allegations of a ‘stolen’ election, said he would not stand in the way of Biden’s Electoral College certification due to riots at the Capitol.
“Trump and I, we had a hell of a trip,” Graham said that evening. “I hate it when it’s so. Oh my God, I hate it … but today I can only count myself out. Enough. I tried to be helpful.”