Rep. Adam Kinzinger
Adam Daniel KinzingerWyoming Republican Party condemns Cheney over Trump accusation vote Sunday preview: Budget resolution paves way for 0.9 trillion stimulus; Senate prepares for indictment The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Facebook – House boots Greene of committees; Senate plows MORE forward (R-Ill.) Called on Senate Republicans to Vote for Former President President Trump
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Kinzinger, who voted last month to accuse Trump in the House, noted that “virtually all” of his Republican colleagues believed the lower house’s indictment was a waste of time – political theater derived from larger business.’
“The vast majority of Republicans in the Senate appear to feel the same way about persuasion,” Kinzinger wrote in an open publication in the Washington Post Monday.
The Republican from Illinois added that ‘this is not a waste of time. It’s a matter of liability. If the IDP does not take a stand, the chaos of the past few months and the past four years could quickly return. The future of our party and our country depends on confronting what has happened – so it does not happen again. ”
House lawmakers voted last month to approve an indictment in which Trump is accused of inciting violence against the federal government amid the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Ten House Republicans have joined Democratic lawmakers in favor of accusing Trump of running for office for a second term.
Trump’s Senate indictment begins Tuesday.
“The immediate cause for Trump’s indictment was Jan. 6,” Kinzinger wrote in the op-ed. “But the president’s protest and the ensuing riot on Capitol Hill did not go unnoticed. It was the result of four years of more anger, indignation and outright lies. Perhaps the most dangerous lie – or at least the most recent – is that the election was stolen. Of course it was not, but a large number of Republican leaders encouraged the faith. Each time the lie was repeated, the January 6 riots became more likely. ”
“Accusation offers the chance to say enough is enough. It should force every American, regardless of party affiliation, to remember not only what happened on January 6, but also the path that led to it, ‘Kinzinger wrote, adding that he had heard of thousands of voters supporting his vote. to accuse. the former president.
The Illinois legislature also claimed that the U.S. “will never go ahead by ignoring what happened or by denying those responsible.”