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Added on the 23/11/2020 10:45:09 - Copyright : Wochit
Lisa Murkowski is calling on President Donald Trump to resign following the riots at the Capitol. This makes her the first Republican senator to take that step. "I want him to resign. He has caused enough damage," Murkowski said in an interview. The chances of Trump resigning are incredibly low, according to reports at CNN. However, the Democrats plan to impeach him once more as early as Monday. Mike Pence may also use the 25th amendment to remove Trump from power.
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham has been a staunch ally of President Donald Trump over the years. He's also inserted himself into the Georgia state election process, in an effort to investigate possible voter fraud. Nevertheless, Graham said on Wednesday said that President-elect Joe Biden should begin receiving intelligence briefings. To date, Biden has not received any briefings, as Trump refuses to concede and the GSA has refused to issue the necessary letter of ascertainment. Business Insider reports Graham has backed Trump's legal efforts, despite there being no evidence of widespread voter fraud.
GOP Senator Susan Collins of Maine has published a new op-ed. In it, she said she initially thought the Capitol siege was the work of the Iranians. "My first thought was that the Iranians had followed through on their threat to strike the Capitol," Collins, Collins is a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, says Business Insider. Tensions between the US and Iran have been heightened in recent weeks. However, it was no secret that pro-Trump extremist groups were planning violence on January 6th.
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski has turned on Donald Trump. Murkowski is the first Republican member of Congress to urge Trump to resign from office. Trump is accused of inciting rioters to breach the Capitol by lying for months that the presidential election "I want him to resign. I want him out. He has caused enough damage." Murkowski told the Anchorage Daily News in an interview published on Friday.
Business Insider reports that South Carolina Senator Linsdey Graham wants to "do something" about mail-in voting. Graham says the US will never again elect a Republican president unless lawmakers "do something" about mail-in voting. Graham is a close ally of Trump. He said that "we are going to lose the ability to elect a Republican in this country."