To the Editor:
Is it really possible that so many Republican senators have forgotten how frightened they were when Trump supporters stormed the Capitol? Have they forgotten how they hid under tables and desks fearing for their lives? Is it really possible that they have forgotten the cries threatening Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker Nancy Pelosi?
All this took place under President Donald Trump and because of his urging them to fight. He could have stopped the rampage and did not. Republican senators need to remember the chaotic scene, cast aside politics and vote to convict the ex-president. It is their duty to protect the Constitution and ensure that this never happens again.
Nancy P. Nemlich
White Plains, N.Y.
To the Editor:
I am sadly convinced that there is nothing that would lead these Republican senators to convict Donald Trump, no matter what offenses he committed. Indeed, with this shabby group, I am convinced that Richard Nixon would not have needed to resign, since he…
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