Washington — Republican Senator Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania called for President Trump to resign from office in the wake of the attack on the U.S. Capitol, joining a growing list of Democrats and some Republicans urging the president to step down or be removed from office.
“I think at this point with just a few days left, it’s the best path forward,” Toomey told CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday.
Pressure has grown on the president to leave office with less than two weeks left in his term. But Mr. Trump has no plans to resign, top White House advisers told CBS News, and plans to resume some official duties this week.
House Democrats appeared poised to pursue impeachment charges in the coming days. In a letter to colleagues Saturday evening, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said lawmakers should “be prepared to return to Washington this week.”
“I have received scores of communications from Members expressing your views about how we go forward and regarding a strong presence of our Caucus in the Capitol,” Pelosi wrote. “Over the last few days, I have discussed your views with Constitutional lawyers, both inside and outside the Congress, to consider the parliamentary and constitutional options available to us.”
A handful of House Republicans wrote to President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday, urging him to convince Pelosi not to pursue an “unnecessary” and “inflammatory” impeachment.