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It may be small comfort but storming the Capitol, or more accurately, storming parts or persons in the Capitol, did not happen for the first time on Jan. 6.
In 2016, members of Congress, uninvited and unwelcome, crashed into the Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility in the Capitol. What purpose did it serve for Republicans to storm the room when over 40 Republicans could enter legally as duly appointed members of the requisite committees? Where was the dignity in violence? Where was the honor in leaving greasy pizza boxes behind when they finally vacated?
In 1837, an Arkansas state representative insulted the speaker of the house during a debate. The speaker responded by murdering the representative with a bowie knife on the House floor. According to Yale Professor Joanne B. Freeman in âThe Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to the Civil War,â âExpelled and tried for murder, [the speaker] was acquitted for excusable homicide and reelected, only
Timken released a statement on her Twitter account: It is clear Congressman Gonzalez s wrongful decision to vote with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer to impeach President Trump has undermined his ability to effectively represent the people of the 16th district, Timken s statement said. Gonzalez should immediately resign so the Republican Party can unify behind new, conservative leadership for the 16th district. President Trump is the leader of our Party, and we must have conservative leaders committed to the team if we are going to keep Ohio red and win back majorities in the U.S. House and Senate in 2022, Timken s statement said, adding that Gonzalez by stepping down would put his constituents and the Republican Party first.
FBI Director Christopher Wray rejected false claims advanced by some Republicans that anti-Trump groups organized the deadly riot that began when a violent