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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement after former President Donald Trump surrendered to authorities on Tuesday to face felony charges:

“Make no mistake: today is a sad day for this country. For the first time in our nation’s history, a former president has been arrested on criminal charges. It is a tragic moment of great gravity all Americans should mark solemnly. But it is also sign of our democracy’s health that even a former president can face justice for their misdeeds. No one is above the law.”

When Trump was indicted last week, Pingree released a statement saying that while the former president is entitled to due process of like any other American, she strongly condemned statements by President Trump himself and other elected Republican officials “attacking the rule of law and once again seeking to incite political violence.” “Their provocations demonstrate precisely why this indictment is so important,” she said. 

Pingree twice voted with House Democrats to impeach Trump. 

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