– The case was dead when it came to us – VG

Several Republican senators have argued that they believe that the Supreme Court case itself may be unconstitutional, because it happens then that Donald Trump has resigned as president.

Typically, the impeachment of the president is considered the main point of a Supreme Court case.

On Tuesday, Republicans tried to stop the Supreme Court case by voting in Congress. The attempt was unsuccessful and begins as planned on February 9.

The vote, which was started by Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, may still give a clue as to what the outcome of the case will be. Up to 45 Republican senators voted against passing the case. It makes up nearly the entire party wing out of a total of 50 senators.

Background: He has received the indictment of the Supreme Court: the Senate decides the fate of Trump

Donald Trump is being sued incitement to rebellion, after the takeover of Congress on January 6.

On Monday, the indictment was physically delivered to the Senate by a group of House Democrats:

Among those who voted to pursue the case was powerful Republican minority leader Mitch McConnell, who has previously said he has not decided how he will vote in the Supreme Court case.

Five Republicans voted in favor

Because a two-thirds majority is needed to topple Trump, Democrats rely on at least 17 Republicans to support and vote for them.

– This shows that the case was dead when it came to us. If you voted for the case to be unconstitutional, how can you expect to convict someone for this? Republican Rand Paul said after the vote, according to CNN.

– This is a great victory for us. Democrats can fight this biased fad for as long as they want; this vote indicates that the trial is over, he added.

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55 senators voted in favor of completing the Supreme Court case. Among them were five Republicans: Mitt Romney from Utah, Ben Sasse from Nebraska, Susan Collins from Maine, Lisa Murkowski from Alaska, and Pat Toomey from Pennsylvania.

– Calculate yourself. “I think it is extremely unlikely that the president will be convicted,” the Maine Collins senator told Politico.

Texas Republican Senator John Cornyn, who has harshly criticized Trump after the assault on Congress, says he doesn’t think Democrats hope to be successful in getting Trump fired.

“I think this is an attempt to embarrass not only a former president, but also members of the opposing party,” he said.

Open to change your mind

Some Republican senators are still open to voting in favor of overthrowing Trump, despite voting against implementing the case on Tuesday. They point out that things can change when the case is presented.

– It was about whether this is unconstitutional or not. “I don’t think it will be binding on anyone when the trial begins,” Republican Senator John Thune told CNN.

Republican Rob Portman is also not sure that senators necessarily vote the same in the Supreme Court case.

– I have not decided. I’m on the jury, he says, adding that he doesn’t necessarily believe that Senate Party leader Mitch McConnell tried to signal anything with his vote.

If the Democrats manage to convince the Republican senators that they are still insecure, there are many signs that they will have to work hard.

“This makes it clear that it is important to present evidence in a powerful way, and the team must also consider whether to call witnesses to show what Trump did not do when he witnessed the attack,” the Democrat said. Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal.

Among other things, Democrats have criticized Trump for failing to intervene more quickly when Congress stormed.