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Congressman Al Green Supports Historic Second Impeachment of President Donald John Trump

Statement

By: Al Green
By: Al Green
Date: Jan. 13, 2021
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Executive Branch

On Wednesday, January 13, 2021, Congressman Al Green released the following statement:

"As we look upon January 6, 2021 as a day in infamy, we must also work diligently to set a precedent that forbids such incitement and complicity from a sitting U.S. president as the rhetoric and actions of President Donald Trump which led to the Capitol insurrection," said Congressman Al Green. "This second impeachment is the only way to send a resounding message to not only President Trump but to his supporters and anyone who considers seeking public trust, that such an abuse of power will never be tolerated in the United States of America."

Congressman Green -- who firmly held in 2017, 2018, and 2019 that President Trump's hateful rhetoric and bigotry in policy brought harm to society, amounting to an impeachable misdemeanor or misdeed -- continued, saying, "The President prompted his loyalists to descend upon Capitol Hill in a December 19, 2020 tweet for something he ensured would be "wild.' In his January 6 speech to his throng of supporters gathered at the National Mall, he "weaponized the hate that resulted in violence, the deaths of multiple people, an assault on democracy, and an insurrection against the Capitol of the United States of America.' He incited a mob, infected with white supremacists, who carried a rebel flag, erected a gallows structure with a noose, and wore shirts with hateful messages, such as "Camp Auschwitz: Work Brings Freedom' and "MAGA Civil War January 6, 2021.' President Trump further emboldened their violent uprising by telling them, "to be strong' and later referring to them as "great patriots who have been badly and unfairly treated for so long.'"

"America can no longer tolerate a president who weaponizes hate and brings harm to our nation. This is why I voted for President Trump's impeachment, removal, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust or profit under the United States."


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