Back here locally. Congressman John Joyce released a statement in response of Joe Biden's inauguration saying despite the challenges that we are facing there is
After Legitimizing Trump s Election Lies, NY s Congressional Objectors Face Skittish Donors
arrow Rioters trying to overturn the 2020 election surrounded and stormed the U.S. Capitol last week. Bryan Dozier/Shutterstock
Hours after violent insurrectionists were finally cleared from the Capitol on January 6th, 147 Republican members of Congress voted to object to the electoral college victory of President-elect Joe Biden, undeterred in their allegiance to President Donald Trump, who had incited the riots.
For the four New York representatives who voted against certifying the election results Republicans Nicole Mallotakis, Lee Zeldin, Chris Jacobs, and Elise Stefanik their decision may come with financial costs, as some top donors have either backed away from their candidates, halted political donations altogether, or declined to issue any statement of support.
While Trump s first impeachment in 2019 brought no Republican votes in the House, a small but significant number of leaders and lawmakers are breaking with the party to join Democrats, saying Trump violated his oath to protect and defend US democracy.
The stunning collapse of his final days in office, against alarming warnings of more violence ahead by his followers, leaves the nation at an uneasy and unfamiliar juncture before Democrat Joe Biden is inaugurated on January 20.
Trump, who would become the only US president twice impeached, faces a single charge of “incitement of insurrection”.
Hundreds of National Guard troops stationed inside the US Capitol ahead of the impeachment vote.
US Democrats on January 10 said they would push to remove President Donald Trump from office during the final days of his administration after his supporters’ violent attack on the Capitol, with some Republicans supporting the move.