The names of the 10 Republicans who voted on Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump, has been revealed a few hours after Speaker Nancy Pelosi signed the article of impeachment against Trump for the second time.
The 10 Republicans some of whom had defended Trump before the ugly incident at the Capitol Hill by alleged Pro-Trump supporters, joined other Democrats in the House to vote to impeach him on charges that he incited his supporters to carry out the deadly attack on Congress.
The 10 Republicans who voted for the impeachment on Wednesday 13th January 2021, are as follows:
LIZ CHENEY
The No. 3 House Republican, Cheney was the most senior member of her party to vote against efforts to challenge the Electoral College results confirming Trump’s loss. The daughter of former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney is a rising star in the party.
ANTHONY GONZALEZ
Gonzalez is an Ohio Republican. “When I consider the full scope of events leading up to January 6th including the President’s lack of response as the United States Capitol was under attack, I am compelled to support impeachment,” he wrote on Twitter.
PETER MEIJER
Meijer, a new member of Congress from Grand Rapids, Michigan, said he was voting for impeachment with a “heavy heart.”
“The President betrayed his oath of office by seeking to undermine our constitutional process, and he bears responsibility for inciting the violent acts of insurrection last week,” he said in a statement.
DAN NEWHOUSE
Newhouse, from Washington state, announced his intention to vote to impeach on the House floor during Wednesday’s debate, drawing applause from the roughly two dozen Democrats on the floor.
ADAM KINZINGER
A frequent Trump critic, Kinzinger, from Illinois, said Trump broke his oath of office by inciting his supporters to insurrection and used his position to attack the legislative branch of government.
JOHN KATKO
Katko, from New York, was the first member of the House Republican caucus to say he would vote for impeachment, on Tuesday. “To allow the president of the United States to incite this attack without consequence is a direct threat to the future of our democracy,” he said.
FRED UPTON
Upton, from Michigan, in November said Trump had shown no proof of his claims that his election defeat was the result of widespread fraud.
JAIME HERRERA BEUTLER
Herrera Beutler is a moderate from Washington state. “The president’s offenses, in my reading of the Constitution, were impeachable based on the indisputable evidence we already have,” she said in a statement.
TOM RICE
Rice is from a South Carolina district where Trump has heavy support. “I have backed this President through thick and thin for four years. I campaigned for him and voted for him twice. But, this utter failure is inexcusable,” he wrote on Twitter.
DAVID VALADAO
Valadao in November reclaimed his former California seat from the Democrats. “Based on the facts before me, I have to go with my gut and vote my conscience,” he said in a statement. “It’s time to put country over politics.”