On January 6, 2021 President Trump gave a speech in front of a crowd of his supporters. He encouraged them to fight for their country over an election he claimed was stolen from him. An election he claimed to have won by a landslide. Other speakers made similar claims and incited the crowd to take action. A short way down the street Congress was meeting in a joint session to count the Electoral College votes and certify the election of Joseph Biden. The crowd stormed the Capital and stopped the vote count. They took control of the building and murdered a police officer. Representatives from the House began drawing up an article of impeachment that day based on the actions of Donald Trump.
The article of impeachment was passed by the House a few days later with the support of a few Republican Representatives. The Senate majority leader and minority leader could, by mutual agreement, call the Senate back into session to hear the article and hold the trial. Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell was unwilling saying it was too soon and there was no time available until after the inauguration ceremony for Joseph Biden. Yesterday the House delivered the article of impeachment to the Senate and a motion was made by Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky claiming an impeachment trial would be unconstitutional because Donald Trump was no longer President and therefore could not be removed from office. Senator McConnell agreed and has now stated that it is too late to take any action on the conduct of Donald Trump because he is no longer in office. My only question to Mr. McConnell is this one. When was the right time?
It appears from where I stand it is too early for Republicans in the Senate to do the right thing and too late to expect them to grow spines.
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