Citing 'Opportunity To Move Forward,' Rep. Cole Urges Against Impeaching Trump
"I can think of no action the House can take that is more likely to further divide the American people," Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., said during debate over impeaching President Trump.
The violent attack on the U.S. Capitol is "the darkest day" of his career in Congress, Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., said in his opening statement Wednesday as the House prepared to take up a resolution to impeach President Trump.
But pursuing impeachment, Cole said, would only further divide the country. And he noted that the effort comes one week before Trump is set to leave office.
"I can think of no action the House can take that is more likely to further divide the American people than the action we are contemplating today," Cole said.
He spoke of the need to heal the country — an idea other Republicans
