The House on Tuesday passed legislation calling on Vice President Pence to take advantage of his constitutional authority to withdraw it. President Trump
GOP leader Donald TrumpHouse tells members to stop spreading riots due to riots, the Antifa DC attorney general says the Trump organization has improperly paid the K bill incurred during the inauguration 70,000 QAnon Twitter accounts suspended as a result of Capitol riot MORE of the charge in response to the president’s role in the deadly crowd attack at the Capitol last week.
Rep. Jamie Raskin
Jamin (Jamie) Ben RaskinManchin: Republicans ‘Badly Advised’ on House Dismissal Plan Evaluate Support for Trump’s Dismissal 12:30 The Hill Report: Democrats Formally Introduce Dismissal Article MORE (D-Md.) He led the resolution, which calls on Pence, along with other members of the Cabinet, to remove Trump by activating the 25th Amendment, which allows for the removal of the president if he is considered “incapable of fulfilling his powers and duties.” from his office “.
In promoting the removal of Trump, Raskin, a constitutional law scholar, said it is imperative that Congress send the message “that what took place is absolutely intolerable and unacceptable.”
“It is now crucial for us to make it clear that this was an absolute waiver of presidential duty,” Raskin said.
The bill passed on 223-205. A Member of Parliament, receives. Adam Kinzinger
Adam Daniel Kinzinger: Republicans Evaluate Democrat Support for Trump’s Dismissal and Republican Party Faces Decisive Moments After Sunday’s Capitol Uprising: The Capitol Siege and Trump’s Future Dominate MORE (R-Ill.), United to all voting Democrats in passing the measure.
Most Republicans, however, opposed the effort. Some defended Trump’s actions as harmless; others denounced the president’s behavior, but argued against his dismissal so near the end of his term.
Rep. Tom Cole
Thomas (Tom) Jeffrey Cole READ: Republicans who voted to challenge election results LIVE COVERAGE: Congress certifies Biden victory after Pennsylvania and Arizona challenges fail Trump signs bill authorizing memorial to reporters fallen MORE (Okla.), A senior Republican in the House Rules Committee, said the decision to initiate the removal of a president under the 25th Amendment simply falls outside the powers of Congress.
“There is no role for Congress not to dispute a dispute between the president and the vice president and the cabinet over their ability to fulfill those duties,” he said.
Cole has little reason to fear that Raskin’s proposal will have legs.
Pence, a loyal Trump loyalist, had already sent a letter to the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi
Trump and Pence speak for the first time since the Capitol riots. The FBI is seeking help identifying Capitol riot police carrying MORE Confederate flags (D-California) before Tuesday’s vote, informing her it would not invoke the 25th Amendment. But the resolution has put Republican leaders in an awkward position, as more and more Republican lawmakers have come out to denounce the president for his role in the deadly attack on the Capitol.
Prior to the assault, Trump had refused to acknowledge his electoral defeat, even though all states certified the outcome and a series of court decisions rejecting his allegations of rampant fraud. Trump had encouraged his supporters to march on the Capitol Wednesday, just as Pence and Congress were certifying Joe Biden
Joe Biden: Capitol Police Confirm Investigation into Behavior of Some Officers During Riots GOP lawmakers told Trump to take some responsibility for Capitol riots, Army personnel director disputes bill of the Capitol police chief on the deployment of the MORE National Guardvictory: to prevent this process from succeeding.
“If you don’t fight like hell, you will no longer have a country,” Trump told thousands of White House supporters shortly before the startling siege.
The crowd that ensued stormed the Capitol, smashing windows, crushing Capitol police officers, smashing historic art and looting offices in three hours of suffocation unprecedented in the country’s history.
Five people died during the riot, including Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick, who was hit by a fire extinguisher. One protester, a 35-year-old California woman, was fatally shot by another police officer while trying to gain access to the Orador lobby right on the floor of the house.
Asked Tuesday morning about his role in the violence, Trump washed his hands of it.
“If you read my speech … people would think that what I was saying was totally appropriate,” he told White House reporters.
Democratic leaders have a decidedly different view, accusing Trump of sedition. And they have begun a double effort to remove him from office during the waning days of his term.
Pelosi has repeatedly said he is in favor of Pence invoking the 25th Amendment to remove Trump quickly. But with Pence unlikely to continue that course, Democrats are also moving forward with a separate gambit: ousting Trump a second time.
A single indictment, which accuses Trump of inciting violence, is expected to hit the chamber on Wednesday if Pence does not act first. The measure is expected to pass easily, especially after the impressive announcement of a handful of prominent Republicans in the House who will support it. This list includes representatives. Liz Cheney
Elizabeth (Liz) Lynn Cheney Republicans evaluate support for Trump’s ouster The wave of companies cut donations – much to GOP Davis: Trump’s indictment: four reasons for not doing so and one of the reasons for which we need MORE (Wyo.), Adam Kinzinger (Ill.) I John Katko
John Michael Katko: Republicans assess support for Trump’s ouster US intelligence agencies blame Russia for mass hacking of SolarWinds. There are no labels on Larry Hogan as co-chair MORE (New York). Republican Party leaders hope that more will follow.
It is still unclear whether Pelosi will send the article to the Senate immediately, forcing action in the upper house or whether he will wait a while to allow Biden the space to seat his cabinet first.
“Take it one step at a time,” Pelosi said Tuesday.
The quick reprimands, which come just days before Trump is scheduled to step down, reflect the seriousness of concern from lawmakers on both sides that Trump’s behavior, if left unchecked, would encourage future presidents to adopt tactics. equally disturbing after defeat.
The New York Times reported Tuesday that the leader of the Senate majority Mitch McConnell
Addison (Mitch), Mitchell McConnell, Michigan GOP lawmaker says he is “firmly considering” dismissal House Democrats reveal a resolution to censor Rep. Mo Brooks for riots in the Capitol. Capitol police officer hailed as hero for ousting rioters from Senate chamber It was said that (R-Ky.) Gave private support to the Democrats ’ousting effort, citing the eagerness to move the Republican party beyond the narrow grip of a popular but vindictive figure who has demanded allegiance. absolute.
Other Republicans who defended the president made it clear that Trump’s move to encourage a crowd to come down to the Capitol, and not intervene immediately when the violence began, was simply unsustainable for someone in Trump’s position of trust.
“The president of the United States convened this crowd, gathered the crowd and ignited the flame of this attack. All that followed was his doing, ”Cheney said. “There has never been a greater betrayal by a U.S. president of his office and his oath in the Constitution.”