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months leading up to the Jan. 6 joint session of Congress to certify the Electoral College votes, he “repeatedly issued false statements” alleging widespread fraud and saying state and federal officials should
But the law’s text was clear enough that the Treasury Department couldn’t regulate property owners out of the crosshairs without new legislation, Ashley said in an interview.
“None of this would have happened without the President. The President could have immediately and forcefully intervened to stop the violence. He did not.
Ted Cruz, who led a dozen of his colleagues in a plan to reject election results from up to six other states because of baseless allegations from Trump, also condemned the violence without naming whom
But Congress didn’t come to any clear conclusion about what online platforms should do in confronting al-Qaida and the Islamic State, she said, because it is “extremely messy” to draw a line on what
Some Democrats have voted to reject presidential electors in previous cycles without corporate backlash.
If the resolution does not pass (without the full chamber present, any single objection would prevent passage), Democrats would consider it on the floor Tuesday.
“We can’t have unity without accountability.” Democratic leaders have not announced any specific actions they plan to take in relation to the 14th Amendment.
But expectations should be tempered because of the “Byrd rule,” named for its author, former Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va.
“These Republicans abdicated their oath of office,” she said, without adding what should be done about it.
The California Democrat also provided another option for removing Trump, saying Republicans should follow the example their party set with former President Richard Nixon and urge Trump to resign.
Markey, D-Mass., that would forbid any U.S. president from launching a pre-emptive nuclear attack without the express approval of Congress.
The results in Georgia should have been a sobering reminder to Republicans that the president doesn’t have magical political powers.
“We’re going to see whether or not we have great and courageous leaders or whether or not we have leaders that should be ashamed of themselves throughout history, throughout eternity,” Trump told
Every American is guaranteed the right to peacefully protest, but once those protests become violent, we should enforce our laws and bring those responsible to justice — regardless of political motivations
“[Facebook and Twitter] should announce a permanent ban of his accounts. Nothing short of that will meet this moment.”
“This never should have happened. This lack of planning led to the greatest breach of the U.S. Capitol since the War of 1812. This is a failure of leadership at the very top.”
“I think whatever point you made before, that should suffice and that we get this ugly day behind us.” Georgia Republican Sen.
He added that the mob members should have been immediately arrested.
They used the apps to organize their movements in and around the Capitol without encountering police, the New York Times reported.