Tenn. lawmakers react to the second impeachment of Pres. Trump
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President Donald Trump speaks in the Brady Briefing Room in the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, in Washington as Vice President Mike Pence looks on. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â The U.S. House voted to impeach President Trump for a second time on Wednesday days after the deadly attack on the Capitol. It s a move that several Tennessee lawmakers have been pushing against since pro-Trump supporters stormed the building and stopped the certification of the Electoral College votes.
Democratic Representatives Steve Cohen and Jim Cooper took to social media shortly after the vote saying, the vote was made to fight against insurrection within the country.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. After a long 24 hours at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C., a lawmaker and a former lawmaker gave Local 24 News a firsthand account of what was happening as intruders barged into the building.
Congressman Steve Cohen and former Mississippi Congressman Gregg Harper had to be rushed to a secure location, and both said it was obvious Capitol Police were not prepared.
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