Rep. Adam Kinzinger
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Kinzinger, who voted to impeach Trump in the House last month, noted that “virtually all” of his Republican colleagues felt that the lower chamber impeachment proceedings were “a waste of time – political theater distracting from bigger issues.”
“The vast majority of Senate Republicans seem to feel the same way about sentencing,” Kinzinger wrote in an opinion piece published in the Washington Post on Monday.
The Illinois Republican added, “This is not a waste of time. It is a matter of accountability. If the GOP doesn’t take a stand, the chaos of the past months and the past four years could quickly return. The future of our party and our country depends on the confrontation with what happened – so it won’t happen again. “
House lawmakers voted in favor of a impeachment article last month accusing Trump of inciting violence against the federal government amid the deadly attack on the US Capitol on Jan. 6.
Ten House Republicans joined Democratic lawmakers to overthrow Trump a second time during his one-time tenure.
Trump’s impeachment trial in the Senate begins Tuesday.
“The immediate cause for Trump’s impeachment was Jan. 6,” Kinzinger wrote in the op-ed. But the president’s meeting and subsequent riot on Capitol Hill didn’t come out of nowhere. They were the result of more than four years of anger, indignation and outright lies. Perhaps the most dangerous lie – or at least the most recent – was that the election had been stolen. Of course not, but a large number of Republican leaders encouraged the belief that it was. Each time that lie was repeated, the January 6 riots became more likely. “
Impeachment offers the opportunity to say that enough is enough. It should force every American, regardless of party, to remember not only what happened on January 6, but also the path that led there, ”wrote Kinzinger, adding that he has heard from thousands of voters who supported his vote. the former president.
The Illinois legislator also claimed that the US will “never move forward by ignoring what happened or by refusing to hold those responsible to account.”