Former GOP congressman calls on Republicans to back impeachment

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Former Rep. Barbara ComstockBarbara Jean Comstock 22 Retired GOP Members of Congress Call for Trump’s Impeachment Former GOP Congressman Calls on Biden to Receive Presidential Briefings Former GOP Lawmakers Call on Trump to Accept Election Results MORE (R-Va.) Said on Tuesday that Republicans must vote to impeach President TrumpDonald TrumpHouse GOP Leader Tells Members To Stop Spreading Riot Lies, Antifa DC Attorney General Says Trump Organization Falsely Paid K Bill Accrued During Inauguration 70K Q Anon Twitter Accounts suspended after the MORE uprising in the Capitol in connection with last week’s deadly riots at the Capitol.

Comstock told MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell that she “dares[s] every Republican “to call President Trump’s comments before the riots” perfectly appropriate, “referring to his defense of the comments earlier Tuesday, his first public comments since he was banned from Twitter last week.

“I think the president should step down, but unlike Nixon, he can’t even get to that level,” she added. “I would certainly like to see the 25th Amendment used, if I could, but impeachment looks like it should be.”

“I still don’t think the president appreciates it [the fact that] in every minute he’s there we are in danger, ” she said, arguing that Trump “ is still a threat in the way he talks to his supporters, the people who came and came to loot and loot the Capitol. and he told them “you are special people,” he still hasn’t denounced them. “

Mitchell went on to ask why current and former Republicans aren’t putting more pressure on Vice President Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment.

Comstock said she had discussed the matter with people in contact with Pence and his staff, saying, “They seem to think it would take too long, although they are holding on for their own concerns.”

Comstock’s comments came the same day three House Republicans announced they will vote on Wednesday to impeach Trump, including Rep. Liz CheneyElizabeth (Liz) Lynn Cheney Republicans Poll Support For Trump Impeachment Wave Of Corporations Stopped Donations – Much Of It To GOP Davis: Impeaching Trump: Four Reasons Not To, And One Reason We Should Do MORE (Wyo.), The No. 3 Republican in the House. Comstock tweeted Tuesday that she was “so proud” of her former colleague.

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