Murkowski Claims the House Acted ‘Appropriately’ by Impeaching Trump Again

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is applauding the House for voting to impeach President Donald Trump over what many see as his role in inciting the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol.

In a statement on Thursday, Murkowski said, “For months, the President has perpetrated this false rhetoric that the election was stolen and rigged, even after dozens of courts ruled against these claims.”

She noted that after Trump was “not able to persuade the courts or elected officials,” he turned his attention to Vice President Mike Pence and pressured him to throw out electoral votes — which the vice president does not have the power to do.

“On the day of the riots, President Trump’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’s ability to ensure a peaceful transfer of power,” she continued.

Finally, she said, “Such unlawful actions cannot go without consequence, and the House has responded swiftly, and I believe, appropriately, with ⚖️Impeachment.”

Read the statement below:

Just one week after a mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, the House voted 232-197 to impeach Trump for “incitement of insurrection.”

The vote marks the first a president has been impeached twice.