Arrington condemns Capitol rioting, but defends objections to electoral count
Hours after being rushed out of the U.S. Capitol s House Chambers to escape a mob sparked by a rally for President Donald Trump, U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington was at the podium arguing against the election results in at least one state won by President-elect Joe Biden.
The Lubbock Republican condemned the violence that occurred Wednesday a chaotic scene where rioters for a few hours occupied the U.S. Capitol. As of Saturday, five people have been confirmed dead: four rioters and a Capitol Police officer. I think I m still reflecting on it, Arrington said Thursday. I think it was a sad day for our democracy.
By Yucatan Times on January 9, 2021
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In private, Trump has tried to justify his actions, saying he wanted only to encourage a large protest not for his supporters to storm the Capitol in the worst breach of its security since the War of 1812.
WASHINGTON D.C. (The Washington Post) – Multiple voices, from political and civil life, have united with the same thing in common. Get Trump out of the White House. At this point, a fall from grace Trump faces the pressure for his immediate ouster after he incited Wednesday’s violent siege at the Capitol an increasingly louder drumbeat chastising the actions that threaten not only to prematurely end his waning tenure but to put him in legal jeopardy once he leaves office.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House will impeach President Trump as she and other Democratic congressional leaders continued leaning on Cabinet members to invoke their Constitutional authority to oust him. Trump’s incitement of the mob that took over the Capitol building has made him a threat to democracy, Pelosi said. The House planned a Wednesday vote on impeaching Trump for “incitement of insurrection.” Latest updates: 2:39 p.m. D.C..
RIP, Officer Sicknick, Who Died Defending Democracy By Bob Hennelly | January 8, 2021, 7:18 pm | in Edward Edwards
In the immediate aftermath of the successful storming of the Capitol by thousands of angry Trump supporters there’s been much speculation about how it was that the very seat of our democracy was left so vulnerable to an attack that resulted in the murder of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, a 42-year-old New Jersey native.
“Officer Sicknick was a South River native, and proud graduate of Middlesex County Vocational Technical Schools in East Brunswick,” said New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney in a statement of condolence. “Before serving with distinction with the Capitol Police, Staff Sergeant Sicknick bravely served six years with the New Jersey National Guard, including twice being deployed to the Middle East.”