David Cicilline: What to know about the Jewish lawmaker leading the Trump impeachment charge January 13, 2021 3:36 pm Rep. David Cicilline speaks during a House Judiciary Committee s antitrust subcommittee hearing in Washington, July 29, 2020. (Graeme Jennings/Pool/Getty Images)
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(JTA) The House of Representatives began its impeachment debate on Wednesday the second of Donald Trump’s presidency. Rep. David Cicilline, a Jewish Democrat from Rhode Island, helped lead the charge and formally submitted the impeachment resolution to Congress.
Cicilline also co-sponsored the document with Reps. Ted Lieu of California and Jamie Raskin of Maryland, a fellow Jewish representative. In a New York Times op-ed, Cicilline outlined the Democrats’ reasons for pursuing impeachment. Additionally, along with his co-sponsors, the New Englander will be one of nine managers of the impeachment process named by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.