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Mace asks on Meet the Press: 'how do we hold a president accountable that put all of our lives at risk?'

Eleven days after the Capitol attack, Mace appeared on NBC's Meet the Press and questioned how Congress could hold the president accountable for the January 6 riot.

  • in her own words
  • january 6
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  • 2021

On January 17, 2021, eleven days after the Capitol attack, Mace appeared on NBC's Meet the Press and said:

"how do we hold a president accountable that put all of our lives at risk?"

The question came as Congress debated impeachment and the constitutional mechanics of holding a president accountable for conduct in the final days of his term.

Source: The Hill · archived