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struggle4progress

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Thu Feb 4, 2021, 07:21 PM Feb 2021

GOP Rep. Anthony Gonzalez risked his career to impeach. He's not sorry. [View all]

Feb. 4, 2021, 5:00 AM EST
Updated Feb. 4, 2021, 9:24 AM EST
By Allan Smith

... "I'm not an idiot," Gonzalez said. "I understand what this vote means and what it could potentially mean for my political career.

"I had to ask myself, in this moment, what do I believe happened?" he added. "And what do I believe the right vote is, not just in this moment, but for all of American history? Twenty years from now, 30 years from now, 50 years from now, what are people going to say about Jan. 6th?"

For him, the answer is "very clear."

"Over the long arc of history," he said, "I believe that this is the right vote, and I believe it sends the right message to all future presidents and anybody who considers taking the Oval Office" ...

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/republican-anthony-gonzalez-voted-impeach-trump-he-wants-rid-gop-n1256291

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