Senator Coons' statement on his vote to convict former President Donald Trump

Statement

U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement on the conclusion of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump.

"Over the course of the last week, the House impeachment managers presented a concise, compelling, and powerful case about how former President Trump summoned and incited a violent mob, directed them at our Capitol, and encouraged them to wreak havoc on our democratic process, putting all who serve in and work at the Capitol building -- including his own Vice President -- in grave danger. If inciting a deadly mob to overturn a free and fair election is not grounds for the impeachment of an American president, I don't know what is, which is why this was the most bipartisan impeachment vote in American history.

"We must be clear-eyed about the challenges we face moving forward. The divisions stirred up by Donald Trump still exist across this country, and if we do not come together to reject misinformation, to stand against violence and extremism, and to move forward with an honest agreement on the facts, there is a real risk the politically motivated violence we saw on January 6 at our Capitol will happen again. I call on my colleagues -- Republican and Democrat -- to join me in ensuring that is not our future. We must show the American people that democracy can work and can deliver real results to address our most pressing challenges -- from the COVID-19 pandemic and recession to the pandemic of distrust and division."

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