Pence invokes Profiles in Courage example, calling on Democrats to break ranks on impeachment

Vice President Mike Pence appealed to Senate Democrats to follow the example of a 19th-century senator who bucked party loyalty to vote in favor of acquitting President Andrew Johnson at his impeachment trial.

“The question naturally arises: Who, among the Senate Democrats, will stand up to the passions of their party this time? Who will stand up against ‘legislative mob rule’ and for the rule of law? Who will be the 2020 Profile in Courage?” he wrote in a Wall Street Journal piece published shortly after the Senate took up House Democrats’ articles of impeachment.