Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-21) issued the following statement after voting to impeach President Trump on the charge of incitement of insurrection.

“President Trump instigated a violent insurrection against the United States using baseless claims of election fraud to rile up his supporters, with deadly consequences. He charged up a mob to attack the Capitol to stop the Congress from fulfilling its Constitutional duty to count the electoral ballots that have duly elected the next President and Vice President of the United States. Trump encouraged the mob to ‘march on the Capitol’ and ‘fight like hell, and if you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore.’ The President then ignored or rejected entreaties to call off the mob when it became violent,” said Rep. Frankel. “Donald Trump gravely endangered the security of the United States, threatened the integrity of the democratic system, interfered with the peaceful transition of power, and imperiled a coequal branch of Government. He has betrayed his most fundamental trust as President. Donald Trump warrants impeachment and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States.”

The article of impeachment passed the House by a vote of 232 to 197 and will go to the Senate for trial.

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