45 Republican Senators Vote Against Trump Impeachment Trial, Say It’s Unconstitutional

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.

The Senate ultimately voted 55–45 to table Paul’s point of order, meaning that the impeachment trial will go forward. The House voted to impeach Trump earlier this month on the sole impeachment charge of “incitement of insurrection,” with Democrats claiming he incited violence at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month. Trump called on the protesters not to engage in violent acts and later told them to “go home in peace.”

Trump is the first president to be impeached twice, and the first president to undergo an impeachment trial after leaving office.

Ahead of the vote, Paul warned that he wanted to force his colleagues to go on the record.

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Bob Russell January 28, 2021 at 3:58pm

the deep state gop is as corrupt as the devildemocommiecrats. Nazi war criminal george soros and his satanic cabal of globalist billionaires own both parties, with the exception of 6 or 7 Republicans who honor their oath of office and the people who voted for them. Most of them are on the satan/soros/gates/zuckerberg/bezos, ets payroll
Loenzo Gonzales January 28, 2021 at 12:09am

Impeach the fake president for trying to destroy our economy impeached the fake VP for supporting BLM and Antifa on burning and destroying private property and even shooting at police officers and she is videotaped on her remarks or are Republicans Senators so afraid to bring it to the floor. There is no unity with this idiots only if you do it their way but not this time We the People will not surrender to their stupid laws .
- Bob Russell > Loenzo Gonzales January 28, 2021 at 3:59pm
  
  Lorenzo, that should say impeach the usurpers. Neither of them legally hold office!!!!!
- Jeff Noncent > Loenzo Gonzales January 28, 2021 at 12:11am
  
  I stand with you 100%
Ronald A. Nelson COL, USA, Retired January 27, 2021 at 9:22pm

Where is the GOP Lawsuit to dismiss the Impeachment trial... on the grounds it is unconstitutional, Where is the GOP on getting a federal judge to put an injunction to halt the 'Impeachment trial' until the case can be herd and the constitutional issues ruled on by the SCOTUS? Oh, I get it ... scream and holler but do nothing constructive to halt the unconstitutional trial.
- Bob Russell > Ronald A. Nelson COL, USA, Retired January 28, 2021 at 4:02pm
  
  Ron, EXACTLY, the gop establishment is complicit in TREASON!!!!!!!!!!
- Jeff Noncent > Ronald A. Nelson COL, USA, Retired January 28, 2021 at 12:12am
  
  there is none and I am tired of the Republican party I thought there was a relief with the republican I guess not.
- Jeff Noncent > Ronald A. Nelson COL, USA, Retired January 27, 2021 at 11:23pm
  
  there is no GOP anymore.
- Mike Smith > Ronald A. Nelson COL, USA, Retired January 27, 2021 at 9:30pm
  
  How many federal judges are democrats, and were put in office by either clinton or oboma like the ninth circuit judge ( traitor)
- Jeff Noncent > Mike Smith January 27, 2021 at 11:22pm
  
  I don't think the supreme court will do their job they are full of themselves.

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