The Democratic Committee chairs in 7 Roanoke and New River Valley localities are now calling on 6th district U.S. Representative Ben Cline and 9th District GOP Congressman Morgan Griffith to, “immediately resign after their failure to support and defend the Constitution of the United States.” The joint letter says Cline and Griffith “have instead supported Trump’s baseless conspiracy theories … and by doing so, “they helped feed unrest … which boiled over in a violent and shameful insurrection at the Capitol.” Both Cline and Griffith have said they had legitimate concerns about election integrity.
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January 7, 2020 – Democratic committees in the southwest Virginia area, in view of the shocking January 6, 2021 takeover of the United States Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump, call upon U.S. Rep. Ben Cline (R-6th District) and U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-9th District) to immediately resign after their failure to support and defend the Cons