His. Lindsey Graham
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Graham wrote in a letter to Schumer on Sunday that the New York Democrat is seeking “revenge and political retaliation” in his first act as majority leader instead of initiating “national healing.”
“While Senate vice presidents and Republicans rejected unconstitutional actions, you want to force the Senate, which would be one more unconstitutional action in this shameful saga: the trial of the removal of a former president,” Graham added.
House Democrats filed and passed an article of dismissal against Trump for “inciting insurrection” after a crowd of supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol earlier this month.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi
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Most Capitol Hill Republicans have argued that Trump’s indictment and conviction after a Senate trial would only divide the country during a time of rising threats of political violence in Washington, DC and across the country.
“The power of dismissal exists to protect the Nation from the harm that an incumbent president could cause to the Nation if he continued in office, not to vindicate political grievances after a president has left office,” Graham said in his card to Schumer on Sunday.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell
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Other Republicans in the Senate have echoed that sentiment.
“The attack on the United States Capitol was an attack on democracy itself and the president has some responsibility for what happened. … If the Senate proceeds with a removal order, I will fulfill my duty as a juror and listen. the cases presented by both parties “, sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) said.
Graham, who had backed Trump’s unproven claims about a “stolen” election, said he would not stand in the way of certification of Biden Electoral University’s victory after the Capitol riots.
“Trump and I, we had a hellish trip,” Graham said that night. “I hate it that way. Oh God, I hate it … but today all I can say is count myself. That’s enough. I’ve tried to be helpful.”