Moolenaar Statement on Impeachment

Congressman John Moolenaar voted against impeachment proceedings this week in the House of Representatives and he made the following statement on the issue:

"There is now less than a week left in President Trump's term. The Constitution is very clear on that and President-elect Biden will take office on the 20th. Next week is an opportunity for the nation to move forward and we should do that without another impeachment."

The U.S. Senate, which conducts impeachment trials, is currently out of session and is not scheduled to be back in session until January 19th, one day before Inauguration Day.

Congressman Moolenaar, who condemned the violence last week, has also signed on to a bipartisan letter being sent to President Trump calling on him to address the nation and urge all Americans not to disrupt the transfer of power in the week ahead. Congressman Moolenaar and his colleagues write in the letter that:

"Radical groups have posted videos, statements, and graphics calling for people to return to the Capitol to, once again, forcefully contest the presidential election results and disrupt our democratic process. We are deeply concerned that this dangerous propaganda, left unchecked, will lead to mass violence and put lives at risk. Further violent assaults on the Capitol or other democratic institutions will also undermine the peaceful transition of power that makes our great nation a beacon of democracy for the world."

The letter is being led by Republican Tom Reed of New York and Democrat Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey. The full text of the letter should be available on their websites after it is sent.

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