A coalition of thousands of law students and lawyers summoned Sens. Josh Hawley
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Rafael (Ted) Edward CruzGosar’s brothers press to remove him from Congress after the Capitol rebellion. The Memorandum: Republican Party and nation struggle with what comes next to Marriott to cut donations to Republicans who opposed the Electoral College. (R-Texas) will be banned for leading an objection to the president-elect Joe Biden
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Hawley and Cruz, who graduated from the Yale and Harvard law schools, respectively, faced growing condemnation after a crowd of Trump supporters invaded the Capitol in an attempt to overturn the election.
Former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele specifically cited a photo of Hawley gesturing in support of a crowd in Washington earlier in the day.
“Senators Hawley and Cruz directly incited the January 6 uprising, repeating dangerous and unsubstantiated statements about the election and encouraging illegal behavior by President Trump
Donald TrumpOutgoing Capitol Police Chief accuses House and Senate security officials of hampering efforts to summon the National Guard: WaPo PGA announces plans to transfer the 2022 championship from Trump’s property Former Democratic Senator: Biden Department of Justice can investigate speakers on January 6 for MORE encouragement. A violent crowd attacked the United States Capitol. Five people died, ”says the petition.
“The nation and the world watched as the rebels took over the very corridors and chambers that embody our democracy. Even so, after the violence and terror of the day’s events, Senators Hawley and Cruz still chose to appear in the US Senate chamber and persist in their unfounded objections to the will of the people, ”he adds.
Signatories include former Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.), Retired Judge H. Lee Sarokin and Harvard Law Professor Laurence Tribe, who has been a staunch critic of the Trump administration.
The petition was initiated by a group of seven Yale law students, including Daniel Ki, who told The Washington Post “we thought it was important to speak”.
“We decided to ask other law students and members of the order to join the summons to begin the process of immediate dismissal against Sens. Hawley and Cruz and we were inspired and encouraged by the overwhelming response, ”Ki told the newspaper.
Separately, Hawley and Cruz faced calls from their fellow Democrats to step down, including Sens. Patty Murray
Patricia (Patty) Lynn MurraySherrod Brown asks Hawley, Cruz to resign from the Senate. Houston Chronicle asks Cruz to resign Biden says Cruz, other Republicans responsible for the ‘big lie’ that fed the Capitol crowd MORE (D-Wash.), House Democrat No. 3 and Sens. Chris Coons
Chris Andrew CoonsLawmakers pressure Trump to step down. Sunday Programs – Capitol Siege, Future Trump Dominates Coons: Trump ‘Lost His Right To Be President’ MORE (D-Del.) E Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Campbell BrownReimaginando the role of the next SEC President Wall Street prepares for tougher rules under the new Democratic majority Sherrod Brown asks Hawley and Cruz to resign from the Senate MORE (D-Ohio).