The Capitol Hill mob wanted to intimidate Congress. It's working.
After receiving death threats, Republicans say they're afraid to vote to impeach.
By Zack Beauchamp@zackbeauchampzack@vox.com Jan 13, 2021, 1:40pm EST
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There is a disturbing reason Republicans in Congress are giving for refusing to break with President Donald Trump: They fear for their lives.
According to Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), this is a major reason why more House Republicans aren't voting to impeach Donald Trump in the wake of the attack on the Capitol.
"The majority of them are paralyzed with fear," Crow said in a Wednesday MSNBC appearance. "I had a lot of conversations with my Republican colleagues last night, and a couple of them broke down in tears " saying that they are afraid for their lives if they vote for this impeachment."
Tim Alberta, Politico's chief political correspondent, found in his own reporting that "Crow was right."
"I know for a fact several members *want* to impeach but fear casting that vote could get them or their families murdered," Alberta writes. "Numerous House Republicans have received death threats in the past week."
This fear has not only affected the impeachment vote. Rep. Pete Meijer (R-MI) has said that he personally knows several House Republicans who wanted to vote to certify Joe Biden's 2020 electoral win but were afraid for their lives if they chose to do so.
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Trump's Big Lie about the election being rigged goes a long way.
Even when his own Supreme Court says that never happened.