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Moral imperative or dangerous precedent? House plans to impeach Trump again.

When rioting Trump supporters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, Rep. Gerald Connolly was on the House floor. The Democrat from Virginia could hear pounding getting closer to the chamber, but wasn’t sure at first what it was. As word spread that angry mobs were inside the building, he saw Speaker Nancy Pelosi being escorted away, and members of the sergeant-at-arms securing the chamber doors.

Lawmakers were told to ready gas masks, which were under every chair – a fact previously unknown to the six-term congressman, who was shocked and alarmed. Then came evacuation. As he and about 150 members headed for a staircase to the sub-basement, he turned to see double doors just steps from the chamber entrance. They were barricaded, and hands were pounding on the glass.

Shortly after, a Capitol Police officer fatally shot Ashli Babbitt at that same spot. She was one of five people

Swift impeachment a “dangerous precedent”?“This is not a ‘both sides’ kind of time”

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