What Are The Responses to The 12 New Impeachment Articles?
Politicians/Office Holders (Statements)
Governor DeWine released a statement after learning about the dozen impeachment articles against him saying;“At some point, this foolishness has got to stop,” {NBC News}
The Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives said he is discussing next moves with the caucus. See the page on Veto of Bill 311 for more information.
On December 7, 2020, an article from NewsDemocrat.com quoted Representative Becker saying “I’m envisioning two hearings in early December followed by a floor vote to allow for a trial in the Senate”. {Haven’t been able to confirm the exact date of when Representative Becker said the comment, so leaving in this format.}
At this point in time, The Majority/Minority leaders of the Ohio Senate have not made statements on the 12 new articles of impeachment.
Counties
On December 1, 2020, Representative John Becker, did an interview on Tucker Carlson Tonight where he stated "20 of the 88 counties in Ohio filed private citizen affidavit, which is seeking criminal charges against the Governor." (Paraphrased for more neutrality). Also note that the footage was recorded on December 1st and was released December 4th. {Source}