'This utter failure is inexcusable': The ten US Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump

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While 197 House Republicans voted against impeaching Donald Trump for a second time, ten broke ranks and crossed the floor to vote in favour of it.

Following last week’s insurrection at the US Capitol, ten Republican House of Representatives members crossed the floor to vote in favourWhile 197 House Republicans did not vote in favour of impeachment, the fact that ten did contrasted with the unanimous support afforded to Mr Trump when he was impeached by Democrats in December 2019., which acquitted him last year without hearing witnesses in a trial.

She has been more critical of Mr Trump than other GOP leaders but her announcement before the impeachment vote nonetheless shook Congress. “To allow the president of the United States to incite this attack without consequence is a direct threat to the future of our democracy,” he said in a statement.Sipa USA Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call/Sipa UThe Illinois representative, who has been a vocal critic of Mr Trump's, said the outgoing president broke his oath of office by inciting supporters to insurrection and used his position to attack the legislative branch of government.

 

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Trump wanted Pence to send votes back to the states for recounts, again & again if he wanted. If Pence had done this, the date by which the inauguration had to occur would have passed. Trump would have remained President? For life? Trump threw the election & set this up?

The cowards are scared of trumps delta minus supporters.

It’s disappointing that only 10 republicans voted to impeach Trump!!! It was an insurrection which Trump wanted.

So much winning, I wonder if the Donald is sick and tired of it yet?

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