John Cornyn of TX, another vote to acquit: "Given that the Constitution makes legal offenses committed while in office subject to investigation and prosecution as warranted, after a President is no longer in office, I believe that is the Constitutional method of accountability."
Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo, another vote to acquit: "the Constitution does not allow impeaching private citizens--even those who formerly occupied federal office. Private citizens are subject to accountability for their actions under our legal justice system." idahonews.com/news/local/r...
Mitch McConnell, the Senate Republican leader, said this when he voted to acquit: "Trump is still liable for everything he did... We have a criminal justice system in this country. We have civil litigation and presidents are not immune..." www.axios.com/2021/02/13/m...
John Cornyn of TX, another vote to acquit: "Given that the Constitution makes legal offenses committed while in office subject to investigation and prosecution as warranted, after a President is no longer in office, I believe that is the Constitutional method of accountability."
Ohio Republican Senator Rob Portman also voted to acquit, and said "the appropriate place to address former officials' conduct is the criminal justice system... That is where the issues raised by [Trump's] inexcusable actions and words must be addressed." www.cleveland19.com/2021/02/13/o...
GOP Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina, who also voted to acquit Trump: "The ultimate accountability is through our criminal justice system... No president is above the law or immune from criminal prosecution, and that includes former President Trump. www.tillis.senate.gov/2021/2/tilli...
Rubio’s statement on Trump’s acquittal following “the criminal attack of January 6th”: “let history, and if necessary the courts, judge the events of the past.”
