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↑ On the night of the 25th, the head of the House impeachment case passed through the Capitol and presented the impeachment documents against Trump to the Senate. According to Reuters
According to the “Washington Post” report of January 26, local time on Tuesday (26), in a key test vote before the second impeachment of former US President Donald Trump, in addition to 5 Republican senators, all Republicans they voted against Trump’s “sedition” trial, which means that this impeachment may end Trump’s innocence.
The report noted that this vote also shows that Trump’s influence in the Republican Party continues even after he “sullenly” left the White House because he refused to admit defeat and “incited” the mob to attack Capitol Hill.
On Trump’s side, he is also showing favor to Republican congressmen through intermediaries, showing that he will not “open another door.”
According to the Washington Post, Trump’s trial is scheduled to begin on February 9, and after senators were sworn in on Tuesday, they immediately criticized Republican Senator Rand Paul from Kentucky for questioning the constitutional basis of impeachment. The motion to dismiss the impeachment was voted.
The Senate eventually rejected Paul’s motion by 55 to 45 votes, and Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine, Senator Lisa Murkowski, Republican of Alaska, and Senator Mitt Romney, Republican of Utah, Senator Ben Sass, Republican of Nebraska. and Senator Patrick Toumi. , Republican of Pennsylvania, joined the field of 50 Democrats and voted in favor.
^ On the 26th, members of the Senate were sworn in according to the Associated Press.
According to the New York Times, although the results of this vote cleared the way for Trump’s second impeachment trial, nearly three weeks after the Capitol riots, most of the Republican anger toward Trump has subsided. According to regulations, Trump’s conviction requires the support of 67 of the 100 senators, but the current situation seems that the Senate does not have enough votes in favor.
After the vote, Rand Paul said that “this impeachment is doomed to die.” Trump’s acquittal is now a fait accompli. Senator Collins also said, “I think it’s obvious from today’s vote that the probability of the president being convicted is very small. Just calculate.”
However, some other senators who support Paul do not believe that this vote result could represent the outcome of impeachment. For example, Sen. Rob Portman, Republican of Ohio, said he would like to hear more debates on unconstitutional issues, but has not yet decided whether to convict Trump.
It’s worth noting that Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell voted for Paulmovement。
^ Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (middle), according to the New York Times
According to the “Daily Mail” report, Trump’s fate in the Senate trial is largely in McConnell’s hands. After the House of Representatives launched the second impeachment trial against Trump, McConnell publicly condemned Trump for “inciting” the mob and expressed his willingness to support Trump’s conviction of his fellow Republicans. However, the “Washington Post” claimed that McConnell has been cautious about his plans and did not speak or comment before Tuesday’s vote.
Minority party whip and Republican Sen. John Thun said the results of Tuesday’s vote showed that many Republicans believed the basis of the trial was “very weak,” but did not necessarily rule out voting for Trump’s conviction.
Trump assured the Republican Party that he would not “open another door”
The “Washington Post” stated that as Republicans in the Senate prepare for impeachment, Trump has been reaching out to Republican senators through intermediaries and actively seeking support for himself.
Over the past weekend, Trump reportedly appointed a former aide to assure Republican lawmakers that he would not “create another party” to form a third party and that he would continue to play an important role within the Republican Party.
↑ Trump reportedly told Senate Republicans not to“Another portal” Associated Press
According to Politico News, Republican North Dakota Senator Kevin Kramer revealed that he received a call from Brian Jack, the political director of the White House during the Trump era, over the weekend. The other party did not speak about impeachment, but emphasized Trump has no interest in forming a third party. He said: “The (former) president wants others and I to know that he has always been a Republican and will not form a third party. In the future, everything he does politically will be a Republican.”
Cramer said the vast majority of Republicans still overwhelmingly support Trump. Although Trump has been criticized by Republicans in the Senate more in the last three weeks than at any time since he won the 2016 election, there are still very few congressmen like Romney who are willing to vote in favor on the eve of the trial. so frank.
Although there are still many Republicans condemning Trump’s role in the Capitol Hill riots, Politico News stated that if impeachment takes place on January 7, many people may choose to take the opposite side of Trump. But as anger subsided, more Republican congressmen began to ignore his incitement to bullies and tended to think impeachment was blatantly unconstitutional.
Earlier, sources revealed to the Washington Post that in recent weeks Trump has been “thinking about establishing a third party called the ‘Patriot Party'” and ordered his aides to prepare to “challenge” deputies who “against” him in the last weeks of his tenure. Trump also said the temptation to form a third party gave him a bargaining chip to prevent Republican senators from voting to convict him during the Senate impeachment trial.
On the night of the 24th, the “New York Times” reporter Maggie Haberman revealed on Twitter that Trump did have this idea, but “in the last 24 hours, he was persuaded and made it clear that he will not create the third.”
However, a source revealed to the Washington Post that Trump is unwilling to fire several Republican congressmen who are in favor of impeaching him. He has privately drawn up a “Republican enemy list” against him and instructed that the aide is ready to challenge them in the primary election. Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming, Republican Representative Tom Rice of South Carolina were included on the list.
Red Star News reporter Xu Chang
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