Previous NextTen Republicans — including Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney, the No 3 House Republican leader — voted to impeach President Donald Trump Wednesday over the deadly insurrection at the Capitol. The Republican votes were in sharp contrast to the unanimous support for Trump among House Republicans when he was impeached by Democrats in December 2019. The younger Cheney has been more critical of Trump than other Republican leaders, but her announcement hours before Wednesday’s vote nonetheless shook Congress. After the impeachment vote, Trump released a video calling on his supporters to remain peaceful amid concerns about additional violence in the days before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. My vote to impeach a sitting president is not a fear-based decision,″ she said.

Source: The Standard January 14, 2021 06:33 UTC