An anti-Trump Republican group pledges $ 50 million to help re-elect Republican lawmakers to vote to prosecute or remove President Trump
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The effort of the new group, the Republican Accountability Project, aims to offer political protection to Republican lawmakers who may suspend the dismissal, but who fear the possible retribution of Trump and his supporters.
“We want to tell any Republican to vote to oust or oust Donald Trump: You will not be left alone. We will help you with the main challenges,” said Bill Kristol, the group’s chairman. “And before the challenges arise, we will help explain your vote to your constituents. So do the right thing. We will have our backs.”
The effort comes as the House heads to a vote on a prosecution article accusing Trump of his role in inciting a crowd of supporters to swarm the U.S. Capitol last week . The ensuing riots led to the evacuation of lawmakers and other people working on the building. Five people, including a Capitol police officer, died amid the riots.
The riots occurred when members of Congress met to certify the president-elect Joe Biden
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The House is expected to vote on the article on Wednesday. If approved by the lower house, Trump will become the first president in U.S. history to be indicted twice.
The first removal of the president in late 2019 received no support from House Republicans. This time, however, several Republican lawmakers are weighing in to join House Democrats to vote to accuse Trump.
But a vote in favor of dismissal carries potentially abrupt political risks.
Despite growing dissent among some in his party, Trump still commands the support of a sizable base of supporters, many of whom have excused the president’s role in inciting violence last week or have unfoundedly accused groups of left to orchestrate the riots.
Republicans have been reluctant to face the president for years, fearing it could cost them the much-needed support of their most loyal supporters.
This is where the Republican accountability project hopes to intervene.
In a statement announcing the $ 50 million effort Tuesday, the group said it wants to “ensure that there are sufficient resources for those early Republicans to do the right thing and hold Trump accountable for inciting an attack on the Capitol.” of the United States to defend itself from challenging primaries. “
The group’s efforts are not just about defending the headlines. The Republican Accountability Project also wants to address Republican Party lawmakers “who have enabled or capitulated to Trump objecting to certifying free and fair elections.” This includes helping “credible” primary challenges for pro-Trump headlines.
The group will also support candidates in open or redistributed seats “who would be Republicans in principle if elected to office.”
The Republican Accountability Project is being led by Kristol and Sarah Longwell, a Republican consultant who has long criticized Trump. The effort is also led by two former Trump administration officials, Elizabeth Neumann and Olivia Troye, both emerging in recent months as fierce critics of the president.