The reason for the suspension was unclear. Lee acknowledged the suspension on his official Senate account Wednesday morning. The suspension was lifted early Wednesday afternoon.
Lee has been advocating for the lieutenant, who is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, since last year.to continue paying Alknonis’ salary while he is in prison, according to a news release. Despite that, Lee voted against the bill.
“There is no mathematical formula by which I achieved it. I just decided a few weeks ago,” Lee told Lonsberry. In that same interview, Lee suggested he would start a “significant discussion” about the security arrangement between the U.S. and Japan, as 55,000 military personnel are stationed there. On Tuesday, as the clock ticked toward the artificial deadline, Lee made several threats on Twitter toward the Japanese leader, demanding he hand Lt. Alkonis over to U.S. custody.
Shortly before midnight on Tuesday, Lee tagged Kishida in a short post in Japanese that, according to an online translation, says, “What goes around comes around.” Shortly after his deadline passed, Lee tweeted to Kishida, “You’ve made your choice. I hope you’re ready for some conversations on the Senate floor that you’re not likely to enjoy. This issue isn’t going away, and neither am I.”
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