Jason Schmid, a former Republican Party adviser on the Chamber’s Armed Services Committee, resigned, according to a letter sent to a new ranking member Mike Rogers
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The letter was first obtained by Politico Tuesday.
In the letter, Schmid criticized members of the Republican Party Chamber for supporting an objection to the elected president Joe Biden
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“Anyone who watched those horrible hours unfold should have been galvanized to rebuke these rebels in the strongest terms,” wrote Schmid.
“Instead, some members that I considered leaders in the defense of the nation chose to put political theater ahead of the defense of the Constitution and the republic,” he added. “The decision to vote to set aside legitimate voters has undermined the ability of every service member, intelligence officer and diplomat to defend the nation and promote American interests.”
More than 120 House Republicans and six Republican senators voted to challenge the election results for Arizona’s battlefield state, citing unproven allegations of widespread electoral fraud before the riot ensued. A group of lawmakers also voted to contest the results of the Pennsylvania elections.
However, both the House and the Senate would end up defeating the challenge and voting to certify the results in the early hours of January 7, solidifying Biden’s victory in 2020. After the attacks on the Capitol, Sens. Kelly Loeffler
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Loeffler had lost his run-off election to the elected Senate Raphael Warnock
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“All of our words and actions in the coming weeks and days will reveal those who believe in defending the Constitution, and those who defend only self-interest and sectarianism. There can be no reconciliation and healing without responsibility, ”concluded Schmid’s letter.
“While it is my hope that the Committee will find a way once again to legislate in a bipartisan manner for uniformed men and women at the 117th Congress and beyond, the failure of so many Republican members of the Committee to put the nation ahead of the elections requires policy my dismissal from the team, ”he added.
Committee members who adhered to one or both objections include Rogers and Reps. Joe Wilson
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Schmid, a former Army intelligence analyst who was wounded in Iraq, has worked for the House panel for more than four years.
The resignation comes on the same day as a Sen adviser. Ted Cruz
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The Hill contacted Rogers’ office and the House Armed Services Committee for comment.