"...the Republican National Committee, or RNC, convened for its winter meeting. They adopted a resolution censuring Adam Kinzinger and me. In a statement referring to the January 6 investigation as 'the persecution of ordinary citizens engaged in legitimate political discourse,' the RNC accused Kinzinger and me of engaging 'in behavior which has been destructive to the institution of the US House of Representatives, the Republican Party, and our republic...'"
"...Trump and I weren't having some kind of policy disagreement or political debate. I wasn't going to capitulate: 'Trump tried to overturn an election. He went to war with the rule of law. He violated his oath to the Constitution.'"
"There was no bitterness in Vice President Gore's voice as he left to carry out his constitutional duty...Al Gore had conceded the race, saying, in part: 'Almost a century and a half ago, Senator Stephen Douglas told Abraham Lincoln, who had just defeated him for the presidency, "Partisan feeling must yield to patriotism. I'm with you, Mr. President, and God bless you."'"
"duty above partisanship"
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