Urging Lawmakers To Act, Rep. Torres Recalls ‘Running For My Life’ During Riot

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Rep. Norma Torres, D-Calif., seen here during a hearing in 2019, urged her colleagues on Tuesday to support a resolution calling on Vice President Pence to remove Trump from office via the 25th Amendment.





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The resolution before the House on the 25th Amendment, and the article of impeachment drafted against Trump, both cite his repeated false claims of widespread election fraud as part of the motivator for last week’s insurrection.

Jordan, who has also raised questions about alleged irregularities, was repeatedly pressed in Tuesday’s hearing to affirm that the election was not rigged against Trump.

Jordan repeatedly dodged the question and instead persisted with questioning some of the election processes in various states, «Of course I understand Joe Biden won, but are you saying there are no concerns in this election?



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Torres argued the resolution on the 25th Amendment is not a «political document and said, «anyone who says otherwise is being irresponsible and is continuing to advance a hateful agenda of Donald Trump.

«Ask yourselves: Is gunfire in the speaker’s lobby a new normal that you’re willing to accept? Should ransacked offices be part of the job, going forward, a relic from our time in service that future members will have to deal with? And if it’s not, ask yourselves, what are you willing to do about it? Do you have the courage to stand up for basic American principles?

Torres pointed to impending protests in Washington, D.C., and state capitols across the country during the week of the presidential inauguration and said Pence taking the step of invoking the 25th amendment «cannot come soon enough.

«I urge Vice President Pence, to do the right thing, not for you, sir, not for me, not for anyone of us here in Congress. But for the future of America, we are counting on you to do the right thing and invoke the 25th Amendment.