House Republicans are warning Democrats against impeaching President Trump
“I m opposed to impeachment. I think at this point in time, it s more important to focus on healing and doing a peaceful transition of power as the president himself has conceded where we are and impeachment just inflames those that believe this election has been stolen. And it s time to move forward,” Rep. Tom Reed
Another GOP lawmaker also said they felt impeachment could further inflame extremists’ worst instincts, stating that they need to affirm that they are taking voters’ concerns about the security of elections seriously and dispel conspiracies to build confidence in the democracy.
“I’m furious,” one GOP lawmaker told The Hill.
“I think there is some concern growing not recognizing the historic nature of what happened to our democracy on Wednesday. And just doubling down on the hard-right type of message during that moment was troublesome,” another member said.
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More than five GOP lawmakers who spoke to The Hill said that with the exception of House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney
Cheney, the highest-ranking GOP woman in the House, is so far the only member of leadership to directly denounce President Trump
“We just had a violent mob assault the Capitol in an attempt to prevent those from carrying out our Constitutional duty. There is no question that the President formed the mob, the President incited the mob, the President addressed the mob. He lit the flame,” she tweeted.