Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the following statement regarding the impeachment trial of the former President be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Statement on the Second Impeachment Trial of the Former President Mr. CASEY. Mr. President. The former President's conduct during and after the 2020 Presidential election was indefensible and dangerous. By inciting an insurrection against Congress and pressuring government officials across our Nation to overturn the election in his favor, the former President directly ``threatened the integrity of the democratic system, interfered with the peaceful transition of power, and imperiled a coequal branch of Government.''\1\ As long as he is able to hold public office under the United States, he will remain a grave threat to our national security and our Constitution. For these reasons, I again voted to convict the former President on the House of Representatives' Article of Impeachment. Constitutionality of the Trial As a threshold question in this trial, the former President's legal team and several Republican Senators have argued that the Senate cannot hold an impeachment trial against a President who is no longer in office.\2\ This argument is just another convenient excuse for some of my Republican colleagues to avoid holding the former President accountable.…”