Nearly 6,000 attorneys and law students are calling for lawsuits against Cruz and Hawley

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A coalition of thousands of law students and lawyers have called for Sens. Josh HawleyJoshua (Josh) David Hawley The note: The Republican Party and the nation face what comes next after Trump orders half-staff flags in honor of Capitol police officers Marriott to cut donations to opposing Republicans to the count of the Electoral College after a riot MORE (R-Mo.) I Ted CruzRafael (Ted) Edward CruzGosar’s brothers push for him to retire from Congress after the Capitol Revolt. (R-Texas) will be ruled out for objecting to the president-elect Joe BidenJoe Biden: Capitol police chief accuses House and Senate security officials of thwarting efforts to convene the National Guard: WaPo PGA announces plans to move the 2022 championship to Trump’s property.The Electoral College victory, saying senators helped provoke Wednesday’s deadly revolt at the U.S. Capitol.

Hawley and Cruz, graduates of law schools at Yale and Harvard, respectively, are increasingly facing a conviction after a crowd of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn 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 January 6 insurrection, repeating dangerous and unfounded statements about the election and inciting the illegal behavior of President TrumpDonald Trump Capitol police chief who has just denounced accuses House and Senate security officials of thwarting efforts to convene the National Guard: WaPo PGA announces plans to move 2022 championship to Trump property .. A violent crowd attacked the United States Capitol. Five people have died, “the petition says.

“The nation and the world saw the riots take over the very halls and chambers that embody our democracy. However, after the violence and terror of the events of the day, Senators Hawley and Cruz still chose to run for the U.S. Senate chamber and persist in their objections unfounded to the will of the people. ” , add.

Signatories include former Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.), Retired Judge H. Lee Sarokin, and Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe, who has been a vocal critic of the Trump administration.

The petition was initiated by a group of seven Yale law students, including Daniel Ki, who told the Washington Post that “we thought it was important to talk.”

“We decided to ask other law students and bar members to join the call to initiate an immediate disruptive proceeding against Sens. Hawley and Cruz and we have been inspired and encouraged by the overwhelming response,” Ki told the newspaper.

Separately, Hawley and Cruz have faced calls from their fellow Democrats to resign, including Sens. Patty MurrayPatricia (Patty) Lynn Murray Sherrod Brown calls for Hawley to resign and Cruz from the Senate Houston Chronicle asks Cruz to resign Biden says Cruz, other Republicans responsible for the “big lie” that fed the Capitol people MORE (D-Wash.), The House No. 3 Democrat and Sens. Chris CoonsChris Andrew Coons Lawyers pressure Trump to step down on Sunday: siege of Capitol and Trump’s future dominate Coons: Trump has “lost the right to be president” MORE (D-Del.) I Sherrod BrownSherrod Campbell Brown: By reimagining the role of the next SEC chair on Wall Street, tougher rules are being strengthened under the new Democratic majority. Sherrod Brown calls for Hawley and Cruz to resign from the MORE Senate (D-Ohio).

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