Out Congressman started working on impeaching Donald Trump during Capitol Insurrection

Rep. David Cicilline
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Out Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) discussed with The Hill what it was like working in Congress during the Capitol Insurrection and how the violence inspired him to help lead the second impeachment of Donald Trump.

Cicilline said that his colleague Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) “came into my office because he had been evacuated from his office building, and asked whether he could stay in our office, and we of course said yes.”

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“And as we were watching the events unfold [on TV]… and as the day went on and there were reports of injuries and a death, it was very clear to me that there was no way that we could just sort of say, ‘Well, OK, [Trump] is about to leave, just let it go.’”

He said that he and Lieu started “writing what the article of impeachment would actually look like” that day, and they “developed the idea of incitement of insurrection.”

Cicilline would go on to…

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