The terrorizing style in American politics - The Washington Post

"One Republican congressman confided to Romney that he wanted to vote for Trump's second impeachment, but chose not to out of fear for his family's safety," Coppins writes. "The congressman reasoned that Trump would be impeached by House Democrats with or without him — why put his wife and children at risk if it wouldn't change the outcome? Later, during the Senate trial, Romney heard the same calculation while talking with a small group of Republican colleagues. When one senator, a member of leadership, said he was leaning toward voting to convict, the others urged him to reconsider. You can't do that, Romney recalled someone saying. Think of your personal safety, said another. Think of your children. The senator eventually decided they were right."…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/09/14/romney-political-violence-republicans/