22 Fmr Republicans Demand Dems Impeach Trump, Ban Him From 2024 Run
Martywalsh
Posted January 13, 2021
Nearly two dozen former Republican lawmakers are calling for their current party members to support the impeachment of President Donald Trump.
A whopping twenty-two former Republican members of Congress wrote a letter to current GOP lawmakers on Monday saying that supporting the removal of the president would "fulfill your constitutional duty to uphold the integrity of the legislative branch and protect American democracy."
The latest impeachment push comes after people stormed the U.S. Capitol last week, which resulted in several deaths, arrests, and the Capitol being locked down.
"There is no excuse for nor a defense of a President of the United States to actively orchestrate an insurrection on a separate but co-equal branch of government. Surely, the Founders would be sickened by the thought of such actions," they wrote. "As members of the branch that was under attack—not just politically but physically—you must remove the president from office. Congress must send a strong and clear message not just to this president but for future presidents that this type of behavior will not be tolerated or accepted."
"While President Trump is scheduled to leave office on January 20, Congress should still stand up for itself and the Constitution," they argued. "Knowing the president will be leaving office in less than two weeks should not be an excuse for not impeaching. In fact, the House of Representatives could still impeach President Trump after he leaves office. Doing so could help pave the way to prevent him from serving in any other federal elective or appointive office."
The former Republicans who signed the letter are:
Mary Bono from California
Tom Campbell from California
Rodney Chandler from Washington
Tom Coleman from Missouri
Barbara Comstock from Virginia
Charlie Dent from Pennsylvania
Charles Djou from Hawaii
Wayne Gilchrest from Maryland
James Greenwood from Pennsylvania
Bob Inglis from South Carolina
David Jolly from Florida
Steven Kuykendall from California
John LeBoutillier from New York
Mike Parker from Mississippi
Claudine Schneider from Rhode Island
Joe Schwarz from Michigan
Peter Smith from Vermont
Alan Steelman from Texas
Peter Torkildsen from Massachusetts
Sen. David Durenberger from Minnesota
Sen. Gordon Humphrey from New Hampshire
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