GOP Sen. Toomey Joins Call For Trump To Resign, As House Impeachment Plans Move Ahead
The retiring Pennsylvania senator joins his Republican colleague Lisa Murkowski of Alaska in calling for President Trump to resign. House Democrats are aiming to hold an impeachment vote this week.
by Barbara Sprunt
Jan 10, 2021
2 minutes
Updated at 9:41 p.m. ET
Pennsylvania's Pat Toomey is the second Republican U.S. senator to call for President Trump's resignation in the wake of Wednesday's attack by Trump supporters on the U.S. Capitol, as House Democrats developed their plans to impeach the president.
Toomey on Sunday joined his Senate colleague Lisa Murkowski, an Alaska Republican, in calling for Trump to resign.
"I think at this point with just a few. "That could happen immediately. I'm not optimistic it will, but I do think that would be the best way forward."
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