Republicans say chance first President Trump
Donald Trump Iran’s leader swears ‘revenge’ and posts an image resembling Trump, former Sanders spokesman: Biden ‘backwards’ from ‘populist offers’ Justice Dept. to investigate the sudden departure of the US attorney in Atlanta after Trump criticism MORE will be condemned in an impeachment trial plummets, despite continued anger among some Republicans over his actions.
Only five or six Republican senators seem likely to vote for impeachment, far less than the number needed, GOP sources say.
A two-thirds majority would be needed for conviction, something that would require at least 17 GOP votes if every Democrat votes to convict Trump.
Senators say a few things have gone in Trump’s favor.
An important development is that Trump decided not to pardon those accused of participating in the uprising in the Capitol, which would have caused him to lose more Republican support.
“I thought if he pardoned people who were part of this invasion of the Capitol, the number would be higher because that would have said, ‘These are my boys,'” said a Republican senator, asking for anonymity. how GOP senators are likely to vote.
GOP senators are also concerned about a political backlash from the ardent supporters of the former president.
They have observed the angry reaction to the chairman of the House Republican Conference Liz Cheney
Elizabeth (Liz) Lynn Cheney For Biden, Senate Trial Could Support Duality around COVID Aid McCarthy Backs Cheney in Leadership Amid Calls for Her to Resign Budowsky: Democracy Won, Trump Lost, President Biden Inaugurated MORE (R-Wyo.), Who is facing calls to resign from the House GOP leadership team after voting last week to impeach Trump.
A second Republican senator said the Republican party must rebuild and warned it will be difficult to bring Trump’s base into the party tent ahead of the 2022 midterms and the 2024 presidential elections if GOP senators vote in large numbers for Trump to condemn.
“I really think his supporters would be very upset,” the legislator said.
At the same time, this legislator warned of the dangers of the party that owes too much to Trump.
“The Republican Party will have to have a discussion about its future. At some point it will have to be about a little more than one person, ”said the legislator.
Minority leader in the Senate Mitch McConnell
Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnell Trump selects South Carolina attorney for impeachment McConnell suggests delaying impeachment until February. For Biden, a Senate lawsuit could help the duality surrounding COVID aid MORE (R-Ky.) Proposed Thursday to postpone the start of the trial until mid-February. He asks the House impeachment managers to wait until Jan. 28 to present the impeachment article to the Senate. He wants to give Trump’s legal team until February 11 to submit his preliminary investigation.
This represents a third factor that could weaken the political momentum among Republicans to condemn Trump, as his presidency fades further into the past with each passing day.
“For the most part, there is a strong consensus among our members that this is in retrospect. He is absent and impeachment is a remedy to remove someone from office, so there is the constitutional issue, ”said the second GOP senator.
“That’s my idea of where most of our members are going to come down,” added the source.
A fourth factor is growing doubts as to whether Chief Justice John Roberts will chair a Senate trial.
Republicans say if Roberts doesn’t preside and the seat will be taken by vice president instead Kamala Harris
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“It’s starting to lose its legitimacy,” said the first Republican senator of an impeachment lawsuit without the chief justice in the chair.
A third Republican senator said there are “five or six, maybe” votes to condemn Trump, arguing that there is no point in casting a vote that would further divide the country if the president is already absent.
“If people like me vote no, it’s only five or six,” the senator added. “What would it do to the land?”
“I don’t want to tell my constituents you can’t vote for him, they’re adults,” added the legislator.
Democrats say a major reason for holding a trial, even though Trump is now a private person, is to prevent him from running again.
The Senate should vote to condemn Trump for the pending impeachment article and then hold a separate simple majority to ban him from future office.
A fourth Republican senator also said the number of Republican votes expected to condemn Trump will be less than 10.
“I would certainly say less than 10 and I would say five or six is probably about equal,” said the legislature.
Republican senators say colleagues who have publicly stated that Trump committed untouchable transgressions or blamed him for inciting the crowd that stormed the Capitol are likely to vote to condemn Trump.
Meaning. Ben Sasse
Ben Sasse Senate Approves Waiver for Biden’s Pentagon-nominee Budowsky: Democracy Won, Trump Lost, President Biden Inaugurated Pompeo Labels China’s Treatment of Uyghurs ‘Genocide’ MORE (R-Neb.) And Pat Toomey
Patrick (Pat) Joseph Toomey Government Used Patriot Act To Collect Logs Of Website Visitors In 2019 Appeal Court Rules NSA’s Bulk Phone Data Collection Illegal Dunford Withdraws From Consideration To Chair Coronavirus Monitoring Panel (R-Pa.) Have said they believe Trump likely committed unacceptable offenses.
Meaning. Mitt Romney
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And Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Lisa Ann Murkowski For Biden, Senate Trial Could Be Two-Step Action Over COVID Aid Bipartisan Senate Gang To Talk To Biden Assistant About Coronavirus Shelter The Hill’s Morning Report – Biden Argues, Calls For End Of ‘Rude War’ MORE (R-Alaska) called on him to resign early.
There are reports McConnell himself has entrusted to associates that he believes Trump committed untouchable offenses, and the GOP leader has not said how he would vote.
But many believe McConnell wouldn’t vote to condemn Trump if doing so hurt some of his colleagues for reelection in 2022, when Republicans hope they can regain control of the Senate.