John Cornyn says a ‘former Democratic President’ could go ahead if the Senate moves forward with the Donald Trump lawsuit.
One of the most influential Republicans in the U.S. Senate has warned that a “former Democratic President” could go ahead if the Senate moves forward with an impeachment lawsuit against the former President. sitting Donald Trump.
Trump was inducted into the U.S. House of Representatives this month for “provoking a revolution” after some of his supporters put the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 when Congress met to to confirm the impact of the election of President Joe Biden.
While some Republicans in the Senate, where an impeachment lawsuit is set to begin in February, have criticized Trump’s actions, several say they oppose moving forward with the impeachment. talks after Trump resigns.
“If it’s a good idea to try and impeach former presidents, what about former Democratic presidents when a Republican gets a majority in 2022?” Said John Cornyn, a 19-year-old veteran. of the Senate, in a tweet sent to Senate Visiting President Chuck Schumer on Saturday.
“Think about it and do what’s better for the country,” Cornyn wrote.
No, it will give unanimous consent. But you already knew that. BTW, if it’s a good idea to try and try former presidents, what about former Democratic presidents when a Republican gets a majority in 2022? Think about it and let’s do what’s better for the country. https://t.co/cCkumapbWY
– Senator Iain Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) January 23, 2021
Trump is the first president in U.S. history to be twice inducted and the first to face a trial after leaving office.
Some scholars have argued that an impeachment lawsuit has been filed after a president has resigned, but others say it is permissible while the proceedings before a president resigns.
More controversial is the question of whether impeachment talks could start wholesale after your president resigns.
Cornyn’s statement comes as federal authorities continue to arrest people in a Jan. 6 riot that left five people dead.
Senate Republican Mitch McConnell has blamed the violence at Trump’s feet, saying the mob was “incited” and “fed lies” by the former president .
In another potential problem in the Trump case, at least five people arrested in the riot have suggested they were taking orders from Trump when they stormed the Capitol, The Associated Press reported Saturday.
“I feel like I was basically following my president. I was following what we were asked to do. He told us to fly there. He asked us to be there, ”Jenna Ryan, a Texas property salesman who posted a picture of herself lighting a peace sign next to a broken Capitol window, told Dallas-Fort Worth television station.
Supporters of US President Donald Trump are standing next door to Senate chambers after the collapse of the U.S. Capitol [Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA]
Meanwhile, the Washington Post reported Saturday that federal law enforcement agencies are debating in private not to charge some of the protesters in hopes of preventing a case of flooding from home- local court.
While the talks are at an early stage, some federal officials have suggested not charging those in the group of about 800 people who entered the capitol building but did not commit a crime any longer than that, such as vandalism or violence, the newspaper reported.
The Department of Justice, which has already charged more than 135 people in the incident, has publicly promised to identify and arrest anyone who stormed the building.
On Friday, federal officials arrested Garrett Miller, 34, of Texas for ripping off the capitol and posting threatening tweets, including a man who was just reading “assassinate AOC,” on Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.