The House of Representatives voted to indict President Donald Trump, making him the only president in U.S. history to have been charged twice.
Unlike his first indictment in 2019, 10 Republicans joined the Democrats to charge Trump with “inciting insurgency” for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol with a final vote of 232-197.
Some Republicans may have feared for their own safety if they voted for accusation, said Adam Adamzzinger, one of those who voted against Trump. Kinzinger told ABC’s “Powerhouse Politics” podcast that some members of his party are unlikely to vote for accusations because they are afraid to support their own participation in the president’s false claims.
Democrat Jason Crow, of Colorado, conveyed similar thoughts in an interview with MSNBC on Wednesday morning.
“I had a lot of conversations with my Republican colleagues last night, and some of them broke down in tears and talked to me and said they are scared for their lives if they vote for this accusation,” he said.
Here is a list of the ten Republicans who ran against Trump:
Rep. John Katko, RN.Y.
“Allowing the President of the United States to provoke this attack without consequences is a direct threat to the future of our democracy. Therefore, I can not sit without taking action. I will vote to to accuse this president. “
Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill.
“It’s not going to be a ‘Kumbaya moment’ on the floor – it’s going to be an awakening by the American people to hold their leaders accountable for their rhetoric,”
Rep. Jamie Herrera Beutler, R-Wash.
“In my reading of the Constitution, the President’s transgressions were impeccable on the basis of the indisputable evidence we already have. I understand the argument that the best way is not to set the country on fire or alienate Republican voters. But I am a Republican voter.I believe in our Constitution, individual freedom, free markets, charity, life, justice, peace and this exceptional country.I see that my own party can be best served as those among us the truth “I believe President Trump is against his oath of office, so I will vote to accuse him.”
Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash.
“Keeping this cruel attack on our Republic blind is not an option.”
Rep. David Valadao, R-California.
“President Trump has undoubtedly been a driving force in the disastrous events that took place on January 6, by encouraging mass rioters to incite violence against elected officials, staff members and our representative democracy as a whole.”
Rep. Peter Meijer, R-Mich.
Meijer, the first-year congressman who won former seat of Justin Amash, voted Wednesday to accuse Trump.
“President Trump has betrayed his oath of office by undermining our constitutional process, and he bears responsibility for inciting the insurgency we suffered last week,” he said. tweeted before the vote on Wednesday.
Rep. Tom Rice, RS.C.
Rice said in a statement: “I have supported this president through thick and thin for four years. I have campaigned for him and voted for him twice. But this total failure is inexcusable.” Rice was one of the 139 House Republics who voted to confirm opposition to the election result. Rice angry tweeted, “Where’s the president !?” during the riots last week at the Capitol.
Fred Upton, R-Mich.
Upton tweeted that Congress should ‘hold the president accountable’ before he votes for accusation. “Congress must hold President Trump accountable and send a clear message that our country can and will not tolerate any attempt by any president to impede the peaceful transfer of power from one president to the next,” he said.
Rep Anthony Gonzalez, R-Ohio
Gonzalez, who represents Northern Ohio, said Trump “helped organize and incite a mob that attacked the U.S. Congress” in a statement. released on Twitter.
Liz Cheney, R-Wyo.
Cheney, the House Republican conference chairman, announced that she would vote Tuesday night to accuse Trump.
“The president of the United States has summoned this crowd, gathered the crowd and lit the flame of this attack,” she said. “All that followed was his doings and doings not. None of this would have happened without the president. ‘