Congressman Peter Meijer (R-Mich.) Said while some members of the Republican Party “share the responsibility” for deceiving supporters of President Trump
Donald Trump Kim said that North Korean efforts will focus on bringing the US to its knees Pelosi urges Democrats to prepare to return to DC this week amid impeachment accusations Ken Klippenstein: ‘Ideological’ blind spot prevented police from respond urgently to the riots at Capitol MORE who invaded the U.S. Capitol last week, others feared physical violence if they objected to objections to the 2020 election results.
“They were being cheated. They were being cheated,” he said of the protesters. “Some of my colleagues in Congress share responsibility for this. Many of them were raising funds with this Stop the Steal grift.”
But other Republicans, he argued in an interview with libertarian magazine Reason, “had legitimate concerns about the safety of their families. They felt that that vote would put their families in danger.”
These lawmakers, he said, knew “in their hearts that they should have voted to certify,” but they voted in favor of objections to the election results in Pennsylvania and Arizona because of fears that their family members might be retaliated against.
Meijer, who occupies the chair occupied by the ex-rep. Justin Amash
Justin Amash Entering Republican Party legislator shares exercise video in a hotel room, citing ‘Democratic tyrannical control’ Rundown of the House accommodates Democrats, inverted GOP on election day Romney congratulates Biden after winning MORE (I-Mich.), Who left the Republican Party after voting for the president’s impeachment, went on to say that the “president’s reluctance to face reality” continued to perpetuate the problem and made it “totally unsuitable” for the office.
Lawmakers criticized the president for his comments praising the protesters who invaded the United States Capitol on Wednesday as they sought answers as to why a violent crowd was able to dominate the Capitol Police and vandalize the building.
Several Democrats, including the party’s leadership in Congress, have asked the president to resign or be removed from office, while some Republicans in both chambers have also joined the calls.