Lisa Murkowski: House was right to impeach Trump for 'unlawful actions'

Sen. Lisa Murkowski says the second House impeachment of President Trump was an appropriate course of action.

The Alaska Republican, known for her centrism and willingness to break from her party, released a statement on Thursday afternoon assuring her constituents that she will carefully consider the case for convicting Trump on a charge of incitement of insurrection following the deadly riots last week.

“For months, the President has perpetrated false rhetoric that the election was stolen and rigged, even after dozens of courts ruled against these claims,” Murkowski said. “When he was not able to persuade the courts or elected officials, he launched a pressure campaign against his own Vice President, urging him to take actions that he had no authority to do."

Although Trump claims he did nothing wrong in his bid to challenge the integrity of President-elect Joe Biden's victory, Murkowski stressed that the president's "words incited violence, which led to the injury and deaths of Americans — including a Capitol Police officer — the desecration of the Capitol, and briefly interfered with the government... (Read more)

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