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In this image from video, Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., right, listens as Rep. Tom Reed, R-N.Y., speaks as the House reconvenes to debate the objection to confirm the Electoral College vote from Arizona, after protesters stormed into the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (House Television via AP)
U.S. Rep. Tom Reed indicated he would consider supporting measures that would prevent President Donald Trump from seeking office again — but not through impeachment.
In a lengthy op-ed in the New York Times, the Corning Republican said Trump, along with others involved, indeed should face “justice” after the deadly riot last week at the Capitol. The comments follow his fiery remarks to Congress denouncing the violence in Washington as the election was being certified.