He didn`t react to the violence with shock or horror or dismay as we did.

We humbly, humbly ask you to convict President Trump for the crime for which he is overwhelmingly guilty of. If we let it go unanswered, who`s to say it won`t happen again?

On January 6th, we know who lit the fuse. Donald Trump told these insurrectionists to come to the Capitol and stop the steal.

When President Trump asked his supporters to come to D.C. to stop the steal, to stop the certification of the vote on January 6, his supporters took him seriously and literally.

First, is what he did to Vice President Mike Pence, the Vice President of the United States of America. His own vice president was in this building with an armed mob shouting hang him, the same armed mob that set up gallows outside.

If he had done so with even half as much force as he said stop the steal, how many lives would we have saved?

You don't have to take my word for it that the insurrectionist acted at Donald Trump's direction, they said so.

All of these people who had been arrested and charged, they are being held accountable for their actions. Their leader, the man who incited them, must be held accountable as well.

I would suggest that Mr. Nadler turn off his video before he undresses.

I thank the Chair, and I just want to make sure that I mention how proud I was to work with the Chair for the last 2 years as the Ranking Member.

It was part of a carefully planned month’s long effort with a very specific instruction. Show up on January 6, and get your people to fight the certification.

What unfathomable horrors await us if we do not stand up now and say, no, this is not America? And we will not just express condolences and denunciations.

There are obviously going to be areas in immigration where we disagree, and we have strong feelings, but hopefully we continue to find that common ground.

The president had incited the crowd. He had to call it off because he was the only one who could.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I want to thank you and Mr. Cicilline and Mr. Nadler for calling this important hearing.

I have opening statements from Chair of the Subcommittee David Cicilline, along with a Member of the Subcommittee Congressman Joe Neguse

Impeachment exists to protect the American people from officials who abuse their power or betray them. It exists for a case just like this one.

This was a crime against our democracy.