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Rep Tom Rice Votes to Impeach President

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WASHINGTON - Congressman Tom Rice (R-SC) released the

following statement after the House votes on impeachment.

"Under the strict definition of the law, I don’t know if the

President’s speech last Wednesday morning amounted to
incitement of a riot, but any reasonable person could see the
potential for violence."

"Once the violence began, when the Capitol was under siege,
when the Capitol Police were being beaten and killed, and when
the Vice President and the Congress were being locked down,
the President was watching and tweeted about the Vice
President’s lack of courage."

"For hours while the riot continued, the President communicated

only on Twitter and offered only weak requests for restraint."

"I was on the floor of the House of Representatives when the

rioters were beating on the door with tear gas, zip tie restraints,
and pipe bombs in their possession. It is only by the grace of
God and the blood of the Capitol Police that the death toll was
not much, much higher."

"It has been a week since so many were injured, the United
States Capitol was ransacked, and six people were killed,
including two police officers. Yet, the President has not
addressed the nation to ask for calm. He has not visited the
injured and grieving. He has not offered condolences. Yesterday
in a press briefing at the border, he said his comments were
'perfectly appropriate.'"
"I have backed this President through thick and thin for four
years. I campaigned for him and voted for him twice. But, this
utter failure is inexcusable."