GOP congressmembers led 'reconnaissance' tours through Capitol before attack, Democrat says
Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) has accused her Republican colleagues of leading "reconnaissance" tours through the Capitol the day before President Trump supporters attacked the building.
Sherrill is among a bipartisan majority of the House demanding Trump's removal via the 25th amendment or impeachment. And as the former prosecutor made clear during a Facebook Live broadcast Wednesday, she also wants to make sure Republican members of Congress who "incited this violent crime" are "held accountable," though she didn't list specific names.
"We can't have a democracy if members of Congress are actively helping the president overturn the election results," Sherrill said Wednesday. So while she supports efforts to remove Trump, Sherrill also "intend[s] to see that those members of Congress who abetted him, those members of Congress who had groups coming through the Capitol that I saw on Jan. 5, on reconnaissance for the next day" are "held accountable" and perhaps even removed from office.
BREAKING: Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), a Navy veteran and Annapolis grad who sits on the House Armed Services Committee, said she saw fellow members of Congress "who had groups coming through the Capitol that I saw on Jan. 5, a reconnaissance for the next day." pic.twitter.com/YbZkW1qq7T
— John Kruzel (@johnkruzel) January 13, 2021
Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday night that he wouldn't invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from the presidency. Democrats are pressing forward with another impeachment effort against Trump, this time with the support of one of the body's most powerful Republicans.
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