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Former Michigan Congressman Paul Mitchell on impeachment trial

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Posted at 6:29 PM, Feb 12, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-12 19:22:39-05

(WXYZ) — Tonight we're taking a different look a the impeachment trial and the ever-changing politics in the nation's capital.

We're being joined by former Republican US Representative Paul Mitchell, who represented Michigan's 10th Congressional District before deciding not to run for a third term.

You can see the full interview in the video player above.

"The things that the President said, not just January 6th, but on the runup to the election and then after the election incited people to take extraordinary action and I would have voted, if I were in Congress, to impeach the president and I would vote to convict him because I believe he's directly responsible for the absolute chaos, there were 144 police officers injured, 5 lives lost that day, 2 other suicides. He is accountable for what happened and he needs to be held accountable," Mitchell says.