The House on Tuesday passed legislation urging Vice President Pence to use his constitutional authority to remove President Trump
GOP Donald TrumpHOP leader tells members to stop spreading lies about riots, says the attorney general of the antifa DC Trump organization has illegally paid K account that during the inauguration of 70K QAnon Twitter accounts paid, suspended in the aftermath of Capitol riot MORE out of office in response to the president’s role in the deadly mob attack on the Capitol last week.
Rep. Jamie Raskin
Jamin (Jamie) Ben RaskinManchin: House accusation plan ‘bad advice’ Republicans rate support for Trump indictment The Hill’s 12:30 report: Democrats formally accuse article MORE (D-Md.) Led to the resolution calling on Pence, along with other cabinet members, to oust Trump by activating the 25th Amendment, which would allow the president to be removed if he “is unable to about the powers and duties of his office. ”
Raskin, a forensic scientist, said Trump’s promotion. It is imperative that Congress sends the message that ‘what has happened is absolutely intolerable and unacceptable.’
“It is critical for us to make it clear now that this was an absolute failure of presidential duty,” Raskin said.
The bill passed 223-205. A GOP legislator, Rep. Adam Kinzinger
Adam Daniel Kinzinger Republicans assess support for Trump accusation Democrats, GOP face defines moments after Capitol riots show Sunday – Capitol siege, Trump’s future dominates MORE (R-Ill.), Along with every eligible Democrat, approved the measure.
Most Republicans, however, were against the attempt. Some have defended Trump’s actions as harmless; others denounced the president’s behavior but protested against its removal by the end of his term.
Rep. Tom Cole
Thomas (Tom) Jeffrey ColeREAD: Republicans Vote to Challenge Election Results LIVING COVERAGE: Congress Declines Biden Wins After Challenging Pennsylvania, Arizona, Trump Fails to Sign Bill That Makes the Commemoration of Fallen Journalists MORE (Okla.), Senior Republican in the House Rules Committee, said the decision to remove a president, under the 25th Amendment, falls outside the power of Congress.
“There is no role for Congress because there is a dispute between the president and the vice president and the Cabinet over his or her ability to fulfill those duties,” he said.
Cole has little reason to fear that Raskin’s proposal has legs.
Pence, a trusted Trump loyalist, has already sent a letter to the speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi
Nancy PelosiMan seen wearing Pelosi’s chair during the Capitol riot released on K bail Trump and Pence speak for the first time since Capitol riots FBI seeks help to contain the Capitol riot that carried the Confederate flag MORE , to identify. (D-California) before the vote on Tuesday informed her that he would not call for the 25th Amendment. But the resolution put Republican leaders in an awkward position as more and more GOP legislators came out to denounce the president for his role in the deadly attack on the Capitol.
In the run-up to the assault, Trump refused to acknowledge his election defeat, even though each state confirmed the outcome and made a number of court decisions that rejected his allegations of rampant fraud. Trump then urged his supporters to march to the Capitol on Wednesday – just when Pence and Congress were in certification Joe Biden
Joe Biden Capitol police confirm investigation into behavior of some officers during riots GOP lawmakers say Trump takes some responsibility for Capitol riots Director of military personnel disputes Capitol police chief accountant on deploying national guard MOREvictory – to prevent the process from succeeding.
“If you do not fight like hell, you will no longer have a country,” Trump told thousands of White House supporters shortly before the marvelous siege.
The ensuing mob stormed the Capitol, smashed windows, overwhelmed Capitol police officers, desecrated historical art and looted offices in three hours of bedtime unparalleled in the country’s history.
Five people were killed during the riot, including Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick, who was hit by a fire extinguisher. A protester, a 35-year-old woman from California, was fatally shot by another police officer as she tried to gain access to the Speaker’s lobby just outside the house floor.
On Tuesday morning about his role in the violence, Trump washed his hands of it.
“When you read my speech, people thought what I said was completely appropriate,” he told White House reporters.
Democratic leaders have a very different view and accuse Trump of rioting. And they made a double attempt to remove him from office in the waning days of his tenure.
Pelosi has repeatedly said she has the privilege of calling Pence the 25th Amendment to remove Trump quickly. But because Pence is unlikely to follow the course, Democrats are also plowing a separate chance to accuse Trump for a second time.
A single indictment, accusing Trump of inciting violence, will hit the House floor on Wednesday if Pence does not act first. The measure is expected to pass easily, especially after the wonderful announcement by a handful of prominent Republicans of the House that they will support it. The list contains representatives. Liz Cheney
Elizabeth (Liz) Lynn Cheney Republicans Measure Support for Trump Accusation Wave of Companies Cut Off Donations – Many to GOP Davis: Trump Accused: Four Reasons Not to Do It, and One Reason Why (Wyo.), Adam Kinzinger (Ill.) And John Katko
John Michael Katko Republicans assess support for Trump accusation US internet agencies blame Russia for massive SolarWinds hack No labels typing Larry Hogan as co-chair MORE (NY). IDP leaders expect more to follow.
It remains unclear whether Pelosi will send the article to the Senate immediately and actually force it into the upper chamber or that she will wait a while to give Biden the opportunity to put his cabinet first.
“Take it one step at a time,” Pelosi said Tuesday.
The lightning-fast reprimands coming just days before Trump leaves office reflect the seriousness of lawmakers in both parties that Trump’s behavior, if left unchecked, will encourage future presidents to adopt similar disruptive tactics following the defeat. take.
The New York Times reported on Tuesday that the Senate’s majority leader Mitch McConnell
Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnell, legislator for the Michigan GOP, says he is considering a strong accusation House Democrats unveil a resolution to rep. Criticizing Mo Brooks over Capitol riots Capitol police officer is considered a hero because he pulled rioters out of the Senate MORE (R-Ky.) Is said to be privately supporting the Democrats’ accusation attempt, citing an eagerness to push the Republican Party out of the strict grip of a popular but vengeful figure who demanded absolute loyalty.
Other Republicans who toppled the president made it clear that Trump’s attempt to encourage a mob to descend on the Capitol – and not intervene immediately when the violence began – was simply untenable for anyone in Trump’s position of trust.
“The President of the United States has gathered this crowd, gathered the crowd and lit the flame of this attack. “All that followed was her doing,” Cheney said. “There has never been a greater betrayal of a President of the United States by his office and his oath to the Constitution.”