The Latest: In video, Trump condemns deadly riot he fomented By Associated Press | January 13, 2021 at 2:42 PM EST - Updated January 13 at 9:30 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) â The Latest on the fallout from the attack of the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump loyalists (all times local):
6:25 p.m.
President Donald Trump has released a video condemning the violent insurrection he fomented at the Capitol last week.
The video came out Wednesday after he was impeached by the House for a record second time, this time with Republican votes. Trump also called on his supporters to remain peaceful amid concerns about additional violence in the days before President-elect Joe Bidenâs inauguration.
Rioters were still ransacking the halls of the US Capitol when two Democrats stuck in lockdown together in the House office buildings across the street started drafting the impeachment resolution that led to the unprecedented second impeachment of President Donald Trump almost exactly one week later.
Biden has avoided publicly weighing in on the impeachment effort, signaling that he would leave that up to congressional leaders as he focuses on legislative priorities and getting his Cabinet confirmed.
He disclosed to reporters this week that he has reached out to the Senate parliamentarian to discuss if the chamber can divide its time between legislation or nominations and an impeachment trial, something the Senate didn t do during Trump s 2020 trial.
ADVERTISEMENT I hope that the Senate leadership will find a way to deal with their Constitutional responsibilities on impeachment while also working on the other urgent business of this nation, Biden said in a statement on Wednesday.
“We know we experienced the insurrection that violated the sanctity of the people s Capitol,” Pelosi said on the House floor before the vote.
“And we know that the president of the United States incited this insurrection, this armed rebellion, against our common country. … He must go. He is a clear and present danger to the nation that we all love.”
The vote garnered a wider margin than either of the votes in December 2019 (230-197 and 229-198) despite the losses House Democrats incurred in the November election.
Cheney was joined by nine other House Republicans to impeach Trump: Reps.
The Hill: Rice’s decision to back Trump’s impeachment was a surprise to many. He said the president’s actions since last week have been “inexcusable.”
All the talk of “unity” and “bipartisanship,” the Democrats’ eternal mantra, means in reality that there will be no settling of accounts for those who incited the January 6 insurrection.