Republican senators are already coming out in opposition to House Democrats’ planned impeachment of Donald Trump, saying that removing the outgoing president from office in the days before he is slated to leave would do “more harm than good” for the social fabric of the country.
Senators Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Roger Wicker of Mississippi both voted to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral victory last week after a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol, where they interrupted the certification proceedings, menaced lawmakers, and ransacked the building.
But impeaching and removing Mr Trump for his role in encouraging his supporters to march on the capitol is something they just can’t stomach for the country, the senators explained on Monday.
“In light of President Trump’s Thursday statement pledging an orderly transfer power and calling for healing in our nation, a second impeachment will do far more harm than good,” Mr Graham tweeted about the video posted to the president’s since-shuttered @realDonaldTrump account on Thursday promising a peaceful transition to a Biden administration. --->READ MORE HERE
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Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, warned Friday that Senate Republicans will “destroy the party” if they vote to impeach President Trump.
Mr. Paul, who previously condemned the U.S. Capitol rioting and voted against objections to the 2020 presidential election, said one-third of voters would leave if Senate Republicans get behind the “insane and wrongheaded” impeachment push.
“Look, I didn’t agree with the fight that happened last week, and I voted against overturning the election, but at the same time, the impeachment is a wrongheaded, partisan notion,” said Mr. Paul on Fox’s “The Ingraham Angle.” “But if Republicans go along with it, it’ll destroy the party.” --->READ MORE HERE
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