A coalition of thousands of law students and lawyers asked Sens. Josh Hawley
Joshua (Josh) David Hawley The memorandum: GOP and nation wrestle with what comes Trump orders flags to staff in honor of police officers in Capitol, Marriott, to cut off donations to Republicans who opposed the election college score after MORE riot (R-Mo.) En Ted Cruz
Rafael (Ted) Edward Cruz Gosar’s brothers and sisters insist on having him removed from Congress after the Capitol riot. The Memorandum: IDP and Nation Struggle with Next Marriott to Stop Donations to Republicans Who Opposed Electoral College Score MORE (R-Texas) dismissed because he raised an objection against the president-elect Joe Biden
Joe Biden The outgoing chief of police in the Capitol accuses Huisgenoot, security officials of the Senate, of attempts to call in the National Guard: WaPo PGA announces plans to move the 2022 championship of Trump property Former Democratic senator: Biden Justice Department can investigate January 6 speakers for incitement MORE‘s victory in the Electoral College and said the senators had helped fuel Wednesday’s deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Hawley and Cruz, graduates of Yale and Harvard law schools, respectively, have faced increasing condemnation after a crowd of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overthrow the election.
Former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele specifically quoted a photo of Hawley making a gesture of support to a crowd in Washington earlier in the day.
‘Senators Hawley and Cruz directly incited the uprising on January 6, reiterating dangerous and unfounded statements about the election and the lawless conduct of President Trump
Donald Trump The outgoing Chief of Police in the Capitol accuses Senate security officials of trying to call in the national guard: WaPo PGA announces plans to move 2022 Trump property championship Former Democratic senator: Biden Justice department can investigate January 6 speakers for incitement MORE. A violent mob has attacked the US capital. Five people were killed, “reads the petition.
‘The nation and the world have watched as rioters take over the halls and chambers that embody our democracy. “After the violence and terror of the day’s events, Senators Hawley and Cruz still prefer to stand in the U.S. Senate’s room and persist in their unfounded objections to the will of the people,” he added.
Signatories include former Senator Russ Feingold (D-Wis.), Retired Judge H. Lee Sarokin and Harvard Law Professor Laurence Tribe, who was an outspoken critic of the Trump administration.
The petition was started by a group of seven Yale law students, including Daniel Ki, who told The Washington Post “we thought it was important to talk.”
“We have decided to ask other law students and members of the bar to take part in the call to start immediate disruption proceedings against Sens. Hawley and Cruz were inspired and delighted by the overwhelming response,” Ki told the newspaper.
Separately, Hawley and Cruz are facing calls from their Democratic colleagues to resign, including Sens. Patty Murray
Patricia (Patty) Lynn Murray Sherrod Brown urges Hawley, Cruz to resign from Senate Houston Chronicle calls on Cruz to resign Biden, says Cruz, other Republicans responsible for ‘big lie’ leading the Capitol gang Fueled MORE. (D-Wash.), The Chamber’s Democrat no. 3, and Sens. Chris Coons
Chris Andrew Coons Lawyers pressure Trump to resign Sunday – Capitol siege dominates Trump’s future Coons: Trump loses ‘right to be president’ MORE (D-Del.) En Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Campbell Brown Remembers the role of the next SEC chairman in Wall Street on stricter rules under new Democratic majority, asks Sherrod Brown Hawley, Cruz to resign more from Senate (D-Ohio).