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45 Senate Republicans join the fascist attack on America January 27, 2021 10:10 AM CDT By John Wojcik
In this image from video, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., makes a motion that the impeachment trial against former President Donald Trump is unconstitutional in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. | Senate Television via AP
WASHINGTON – Forty-five Republican senators, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), voted yesterday to dismiss the Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump for his incitement of the fascist coup at the U.S. Capitol.
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Mitch McConnell, who previously said that Trump “provoked” the violence that cannoned the Capitol, voted to support Paul’s claims of the impeachment being unconstitutional. McConnell faced state-level political friction as Kentucky’s Nelson County Republican Party recently voted to censure him for what the chair called “impugning the president’s honor” in the discourse relating to the certification of the election results.
Forty-five Republican senators sent a strong signal Tuesday when they sided with Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-Ky.) efforts in deeming Donald Trump’s upcoming impeachment trial unconstitutional, the latest indicator of the former president’s clinching grip over the party, despite reports of lawmakers distancing themselves from the previous administration after the deadly U.S. Capitol riots.
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45 Republican Senators Vote Against Trump Impeachment Trial, Say It s Unconstitutional The 55–45 decision suggests that Trump will not be convicted in an impeachment trial | 26 Jan 2021 | Forty-five Republican senators voted against holding an impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump over his remarks at the U.S. Capitol, saying it would be unconstitutional to impeach a former president. All but five GOP senators sided with an effort proposed by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), sending a signal that there are not enough votes to convict Trump. Convicting a president during a Senate impeachment trial requires a two-thirds majority. Republican Sens. Mitt Romney (Utah), Ben Sasse (Neb.), Susan Collins (Maine), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), and Pat Toomey (Pa.) voted with Democrats to reject Paul’s order, suggesting the five senators will vote to convict Trump. Romney was the only Republican senator to vote to convict Trump during his first impea
45 Republican Senators Vote Against Trump Impeachment Trial, Say It’s Unconstitutional
The 55–45 decision suggests that Trump will not be convicted in an impeachment trial
Forty-five Republican senators voted against holding an impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump over his remarks at the U.S. Capitol, saying it would be unconstitutional to impeach a former president.
All but five GOP senators sided with an effort proposed by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), sending a signal that there are not enough votes to convict Trump. Convicting a president during a Senate impeachment trial requires a two-thirds majority.
Republican Sens. Mitt Romney (Utah), Ben Sasse (Neb.), Susan Collins (Maine), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), and Pat Toomey (Pa.) voted with Democrats to reject Paul’s order, suggesting the five senators will vote to convict Trump. Romney was the only Republican senator to vote to convict Trump during his first impeachment trial in early 2020.