In voting to impeach, SC's Rice acknowledges political risk
By MEG KINNARD, Associated Press COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) — U.S. Rep. Tom Rice, who hid in an office as rioters overran the U.S. Capitol last week, acknowledged Thursday that his vote to impeach President Donald Trump could cost him reelection as a conservative Republican but said Trump's failure to calm the mob left him no other choice. Rice represents a South Carolina district fiercely loyal