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Hawley has denounced the violence after rioters breached the Capitol, resulting in the death of five people, but he has stood by his decision to try to challenge President Biden s win in Pennsylvania. Hawley made his objection after the joint session resumed after being suspended for hours because rioters stormed the building.
Hawley on Monday appeared to reference calls for him to resign, writing in a separate letter to the Democratic senators that had considered whether I should call for you to resign or be expelled from the Senate. The First Amendment does not . give you carte blanche to abuse the Senate ethics process. I have today filed a complaint with the ethics committee that details your deliberate and partisan abuse of this process, including your apparent coordination with various dark money groups, and requests that you be appropriately disciplined, Hawley wrote.
Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) said Monday that Sen. Ted Cruz
“Don’t let him off the hook. Don’t let him make this about Hollywood this is about Ted Cruz aiding and abetting an insurrection that killed 5 people including a cop and very nearly ended in the murders of members of Congress and the Vice President,” O’Rourke tweeted, referencing the violent riot at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month.
“Why does he keep this fight going with Seth Rogen even though he’s getting destroyed at every turn? Because he’s guilty of sedition,” O’Rourke added. “He’s hoping distraction & time diminish the urgency of accountability. Don’t let him change the channel or the subject, it is sedition every time.”