RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF PRESIDENT TRUMP’S ACQUITTAL
Sponsored by Brandon Beckham
WHEREAS, on December 7, 2019, the Utah GOP State Central Committee
overwhelmingly passed a resolution of support for President Trump during the
impeachment that called on all elected Republican officials to do the same;
WHEREAS, on December 18, 2019, the U.S. House of Representatives passed two
articles of impeachment with Utah’s Republican congressmen (Reps. Bishop, Stewart, &
Curtis) all voting no;
WHEREAS, on February 5, 2020, with zero evidence of a federal crime committed or
any wrongdoing that rises to the level of removal of office, the U.S. Senate voted to fully
acquit President Trump; Senator Mike Lee voted to acquit, while Senator Mitt Romney
voted to remove President Trump from office;
WHEREAS, the vote to remove the President from office does not align with the
position of the Utah Republican Party, its leadership, and the majority of Utah citizens;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Utah Republican Party expresses support for the U.S. Senate’s
acquittal of President Trump;
RESOLVED, that the Utah Republican Party expresses appreciation to Congressmen
Bishop, Stewart, and Curtis for their votes against the flawed articles of impeachment in
the House of Representatives and, expresses appreciation to Senator Lee for his vote
to acquit;
RESOLVED, that the Utah Republican Party supports Chairman Derek Brown’s
February 5th statement that “we strongly disagree with the vote cast” by Senator
Romney to remove President Trump from office; and,
RESOLVED, that the Utah Republican Party calls on all Utah elected Republicans to
work with President Trump to implement the conservative policies of the America First
agenda that are helping our country succeed.
CO-SPONSORS
Aaron Bullen, Larry Meyers, Chris Null, Scott Miller, Chris Booth, Brad Green, Alex Carter,
Janene Burton, KanaMarie Poulson, David Pyne, Lisa Shepherd, Bob McEntee, Brandon
Loveland, Laurie Stringham, Roderick Threats, Melanie Sorensen, Jared Cahoon, Tom Hansen, Shellie Giddings, Parl Johnson, Paul Gooch, Chadwick Fairbanks, Teena Horlacher, Jennifer Jensen, Helen Watts, Mac Sims, Amelia Gardner, Heidi Balderree, Jamie Munns, Thomas V. Sakievich, Don Guymon, Matt Howard, Cherilyn Bacon Eagar, Joe Levi, Patrick Bradley, Holly Crowley-Rabanne, Helen Redd, Amy Dodds, Scott Rosenbush, Brady Jugler, Lowell Nelson, Peter Greathouse, Drew Coombs, Tony Robinson, Kris Udy, Peter Cannon, Dalane England, Iliana Clift, Tina Urbanik, Greg Hughes, Kim Henderson, Wesley Hunt, Darin Birch, Dale Millsap, McVoy Barben, Jeremy Day, Cody Adams, Steve Clark, Brad Daw, Arturo Morales
INSTRUCTIONS FOR DISTRIBUTION
This resolution shall be made public via an official UTGOP press release and be published on the homepage of the Party’s website and social media accounts.
Digital copies of this resolution shall be emailed from Chairman Derek Brown to members of the Utah GOP federal delegation and Utah GOP state-level elected officials--the governor and lieutenant governor, the speaker of the House, president of the Senate, the attorney general, and state auditor.
Digital copies of this resolution shall be emailed to all rank and file members of the Utah Republican Party and emailed to the Chairwoman of the RNC, Ronna McDaniel.
REFERENCES
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/478404-house-votes-to-send-impeachment-articles-to-senate
https://utgop.org/press-release-trump-resolution/
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/481670-senate-votes-to-acquit-trump-on-articles-of-impeachment
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2020/01/25/more-utahns-back/