RI Lawmakers Introduce Resolution Condemning Trump, Capitol Riot

Cranston RI

12 January, 2021

5:03 PM

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PROVIDENCE, RI — Both chambers of Rhode Island's General Assembly are set to take up resolutions condemning the actions of President Donald Trump and the rioters who violently stormed the U.S. Capitol last week, as well as calling for the president's removal from power. The Senate is the first to meet on Tuesday evening, where the resolution will be introduced by Sen. Dawn Euer of Newport. "As elected officials, we should defend democracy in the strongest terms," Euer said. "The violence at our capitol was aimed at preventing the resolution of a free and fair election and it was incited by the president. Despite an utter lack of any evidence, he continues to lie about the results of the election he lost, and to insist that his supporters dismiss any information that contradicts him. He is attempting authoritarian rule and provoking mobs, and the danger that his deceit will lead to more violence is very real. He needs to be removed from office before he does any further damage to our country." The resolution accuses Trump of both inciting the riot and spreading misinformation about the outcome of the election. It "vehemently condemns the acts of violence and insurrection committed at the seat of our country's democracy and calls for the removal of President Donald J. Trump through the exercise of the 25th Amendment or Congressional impeachment." "Incited by outright lies and misinformation, and driven by the misconception that their actions could encumber the true and just democratic process, the deadly mob assaulted police officers, scaled walls, and broke windows and doors as they forced their way into the U.S. Capitol building," the resolution reads in part. In the House, the resolution is sponsored by Rep. Brandon Potter. Representatives are expected to discuss the item at their upcoming session next Tuesday. "What happened at the Capitol was nothing short of a violent assault on democracy itself, and it happened because the president has tried every avenue he can think of to undermine the validity of the election results," Potter said. "There seems to be no limit to what he will do to try to cling to the power, including encouraging a mob that attacked Congress. This attack had a tragic and permanent human toll, and we must not allow it to succeed at degrading the strength of our democracy. Leaders across America should be demanding accountability from those who participated in this seditious act, starting with the person who incited it: Donald Trump." Related: Calls For RI Rep. Justin Price To Resign Following Capitol Riot