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Perhaps Rep. Cummings (D-MD) needs a history lesson. Caligula was the third emperor of Rome (37-41 A.D.). This guy was a certifiable lunatic and sociopath that killed hundreds for sport, married his sister, had himself and his sister declared gods by the Roman Senate, murdered his sister and unborn son, and made his horse a Roman Senator. Eventually, the Praetorian Guard (emperor's bodyguard) decided it was time for him to go away and murdered him with a great deal of enthusiasm.

Having killed their boss, the Praetorian Guard realized they'd just murdered their way out of jobs. Members of the Guard found Caligula's uncle Claudius hiding behind a tapestry in the palace and had him crowned emperor. To everyone’s surprise, Claudius was a remarkably good administrator of the Empire (41-54 A.D.) until his wife, Agrippina, poisoned him to make way for her son, Nero. To show his appreciation for her good work, Nero murdered his mother as a reward.