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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is threatening to begin new impeachment hearings against President Trump if Vice President Mike Pence doesn’t invoke the 25th Amendment of the Constitution to remove Trump from office for inciting his supporters to storm the Capitol. Calls are also growing for Republican Senators Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley to be expelled or to resign for supporting Trump’s effort to overturn the election and fanning the flames ahead of last week’s insurrection, and authorities are warning about more right-wing violence ahead of Inauguration Day on January 20. Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a New York University historian whose work focuses on fascism, authoritarian leaders and propaganda, says the storming of the Capitol was “a logical result” of Trump’s legitimization and encouragement of right-wing extremism since 2016. “The threat to democracy is not outside our institutions only. It’s coming from inside,”
Democrats in the House of Representatives filed an impeachment charge against President Trump on Monday morning, accusing him of "incitement of insurrection" over the deadly Capitol Hill riot.
Chris Christie says Trump should be impeached and GOP senator Pat Toomey warns President could face criminal liability for his spiral into madness that led to MAGA mob violence
Chris Christie, once an ally of the president, said Sunday that if he were a lawmaker he would vote to impeach President Donald Trump If inciting to insurrection isn t [an impeachable offense], I don t know what is
Republican Senator Pat Toomey said Trump should resign to allow Americans to heal in the wake of Wednesday s riots at the Capitol Well, I think the best way for our country is for the president to resign and go away as soon as possible, the Pennsylvania Republican senator said
On Parler, Talk of Civil War Follow Ted Cruz-Led Plan to Challenge Electoral Votes
On 1/2/21 at 6:40 PM EST
Talk of civil war broke out Saturday on Parler the free speech social media platform after a group of GOP senators led by Ted Cruz announced plans to challenge the results of the 2020 presidential election.
The coalition of 11 Republican senators on Saturday announced its intention to oppose the Electoral College certification of President-elect Joe Biden s win on January 6, unless a 10-day audit of the results is conducted. The group includes Cruz of Texas; Ron Johnson of Wisconsin; James Lankford of Oklahoma; Steve Daines of Montana; John Kennedy of Louisiana; Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee; and Mike Braun of Indiana.