Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger stepped aside today (Tuesday) from his U.S. Congressional seat. It was the representative's last day in office. The Channahon Republican announced last year that he wouldn’t seek another term. Kinzinger was one of ten House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump and one of two on the January 6th Congressional Committee. During his farewell speech last month, Kinzinger said he feared that the U.S. Democracy “will fall into the ash heap of history.” 

Kinzinger also said the Department of Justice will do the "right thing" and charge former President Trump with a crime. Appearing on CNN's State of the Union, the Illinois Republican said if the former President's actions on January 6th, 2021 were not a crime, he didn't know what was. Kinzinger went on to say that while he was "fearful" for American democracy in the short term, he was "very optimistic" in the long term. He also stated he wouldn't do anything differently about his work on the House select committee that investigated 2021's Capitol riots despite that likely costing him his political career.

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