Jaime Herrera Beutler
Washinton Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler plans to vote to charge President Trump with the impeachable offense of insurrection after last week’s events. The Republican rep claims that President Trump violated his oath of office and his removal from office will ultimately be the best thing for the Republican Party.
Read Rep. Beutler’s statement below:
“The President of the United States incited a riot aiming to halt the peaceful transfer of power from one administration to the next. That riot led to five deaths. People everywhere watched in disbelief as the center of American democracy was assaulted. The violent mob bludgeoned to death Capitol police officer as they defaced symbols of our freedom. These terrorists roamed the Capitol, hunting the Vice President and the Speaker of the House.
House went by before the President did anything meaningful to stop the attack. Instead, he and his lawyer were busy making calls to senators who were still in lockdown, seeking their support to further delay the Electoral College certification. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy describes pleading with the President to go on television and call for an end to the mayhem, to no avail. The President attacked Vice President Mike Pence on Twitter while Pence was in a secure room having fled from the mob that had breached the Senate floor threatening to hang him. Finally, the President released a pathetic denouncement of the violence that also served as a wink and nod to those who perpetuated it: “I love you,” he said to them, “you are special.” More hours of destruction and violence ensued before law enforcement officials were finally able to clear the Capitol.
The President’s offenses, in my reading of the Constitution, were impeachable based on the indisputable evidence we already have, I understand the argument that the best course is not to further inflame our country or alienate Republican voters. But I am a Republican voter. I believe in our Constitution, individual liberty, free markets, charity, life, justice, peace, and this exceptional country. I see that my own party will be best served when those among us choose truth.
I believe President Trump acted against his oath of office, so I will vote to impeach him.”
