Sasse says he would consider impeaching Trump

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Her. Ben SasseGOP Senators Blame Trump After Crowd Overrun Capitol Trump Convicted For Mafia Actions At Capitol Sasse Blames Trump For Uprising In Capitol: ‘Lies Have Consequences’ MORE (R-Neb.) Said Friday that he would consider articles of impeachment from the House, saying he believes President TrumpDonald Trump Capitol Police Officer Dies After Riots Donor Who Gave Millions to Hawley Urges Senate to Convict Him for ‘Irresponsible’ Behavior Kellyanne Conway Condemns Violence, Backs Trump in Statement on Capitol Riots MORE ignored his oath of office.

“If they come together and have a trial, I will definitely consider what articles they could move because as I said, I believe the president has ignored his oath of office,” Sasse said in an interview on “CBS This Morning.”

He has sworn an oath to the American people to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution. He acted against that, ”Sasseh said. “What he did was bad.”

Sasse in the interview held back a bit, suggesting that it might not be in America’s best interest to impeach Trump, even if there was unacceptable behavior, given he’s only been in office for 12 days.

“The question is more of a prudential question. What’s best for America in 2022 or 2032. The question isn’t what’s best for Donald Trump,” Sasse said.

Trump has fallen under a bipartisan rage after inciting a mob attacking the Capitol on Wednesday in one of the most outrageous scenes in US history.

For more than 24 hours, Trump did little to show any regret, instead sending a video Wednesday that spent more time repeating conspiracy theories about his November election loss than pushing for calm or inciting rioters to the Capitol to leave.

On Thursday night, the president reversed his course amid mounting political pressure, resignation of cabinet officials and the real possibility that he was in legal jeopardy for his actions, condemning the riot in another video.

Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiCapitol Police Officer Dies After Riots Kellyanne Conway Condemns Violence, Backs Trump in Statement on Capitol Riots Warren Claps Back to DeVos After Announcing Resignation: ‘Good riddance’ MORE (D-Calif.) Said on Thursday that if Vice President Pence and Trump’s cabinet failed to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Trump, impeachment proceedings would begin.

Sasse was one of Trump’s most critical Republicans for the past week and is the first GOP senator to clearly state that he is open to impeachment.

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