‘The great people curse him’: Trump slams senator who said ageing politicians like him should take senility test
3 years, 4 months ago

‘The great people curse him’: Trump slams senator who said ageing politicians like him should take senility test

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Wacky Bill Cassidy can’t walk down the street in Louisiana, a State I won by almost 20 points,” Mr Trump said in a statement. “He could not even be elected dog catcher today, the great people curse him.” Senator Cassidy, a Republican who represents Louisiana, told Axios on HBO on Monday that he favored annual tests for elderly political figures — including members of Congress, Supreme Court justices, and presidents — to make sure they’re still cognitively sharp. “President Trump is the first president, on the Republican side at least, to lose the House, the Senate, and the presidency in four years,” Mr Cassidy said. “Elections are about winning.” When asked about the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, the senator said Mr Trump could potentially run for it and lose.

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Republicans Fold Like Little Origami Cranes To Back Trump's Contentious Nominees
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Republicans Fold Like Little Origami Cranes To Back Trump's Contentious Nominees

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING But after pressure from Trump and his army of online allies, nearly every Republican has backed down and embraced all of the president’s picks for powerful Cabinet posts, including Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Trump is now set to continue efforts to dismantle parts of the federal government with a full complement of …

7 GOP Senators Who Could Be On Donald Trump’s Naughty List
2 months, 3 weeks ago

7 GOP Senators Who Could Be On Donald Trump’s Naughty List

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is making a naughty list and checking it twice. “Everybody toe the line, everybody line up,” Sen. Lisa Murkowski said at a conference earlier this month, characterizing Trump’s approach. “If they’re unreasonable, if they’re opposing somebody for political reasons or stupid reasons… I would say they probably would be primaried,” Trump said of …

GOP lawmakers said to fear 'bloodletting' as they grow tired of bullying by Trump allies
3 months, 1 week ago

GOP lawmakers said to fear 'bloodletting' as they grow tired of bullying by Trump allies

Raw Story  

The massive push by allies of Donald Trump to make sure that his Cabinet nominees get rubber-stamped by Republican senators is starting to rankle some lawmakers who are growing weary of being bullied. According to Politico's Ally Mutnick, "Following her initial hesitance toward Pete Hegseth, Trump’s embattled Defense Secretary pick, Sen. Joni Ernst came in for a raft of criticism …

The five Republican senators who could thwart Trump’s agenda and nominees
3 months, 2 weeks ago

The five Republican senators who could thwart Trump’s agenda and nominees

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Trump got a reality check last week when Matt Gaetz, the embattled former Republican …

'Defy the president?' Analyst claims Trump loyalty test could backfire in his face
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Defy the president?' Analyst claims Trump loyalty test could backfire in his face

Raw Story  

Donald Trump has demanded that Republican senators step aside and allow his controversial Cabinet nominees to waltz into their positions unimpeded — but they're privately bristling at the challenge to their authority, according to a new report. "That's the open question, and I think, you know, all of us reporters, it's incumbent upon us to kind of get a sense …

Mitch McConnell Shakes Hands With Trump, Putting Their Feud Behind Them
9 months ago

Mitch McConnell Shakes Hands With Trump, Putting Their Feud Behind Them

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to bury the hatchet with former President Donald Trump on Thursday, giving him a warm reception as he spoke on Capitol Hill with Senate Republicans about the GOP agenda and the 2024 election. @realDonaldTrump is greeted by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. and Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., …

US elections: McConnell weighs endorsing Trump in a stark turnaround since Jan 6 Capitol riot
1 year ago

US elections: McConnell weighs endorsing Trump in a stark turnaround since Jan 6 Capitol riot

New Indian Express  

Taken together, it lays bare the lengths that McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader and an ever-calculating politician, will go as he works to win back Republican control of the Senate in what could be among his final acts in power. In the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, key Republicans, including McConnell, signalled unequivocally they were …

Republicans balk at Trump playing a role in the fight to replace McConnell
1 year ago

Republicans balk at Trump playing a role in the fight to replace McConnell

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. After they got over the initial shock of McConnell’s announcement on Wednesday, the race …

McConnell’s refusal to impeach Trump and leave it to the courts comes back to bite him
1 year, 1 month ago

McConnell’s refusal to impeach Trump and leave it to the courts comes back to bite him

Raw Story  

When Donald Trump was impeached for the second time, it was for his ongoing efforts to overthrow the 2020 election and stage the insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021. "They also talk about the fact that Mitch McConnell and others famously, during President Trump's second impeachment, said that the answer wasn't a political solution but was indeed the court's and the …

'We'll have to do something with him': Trump issues new threats to McConnell in feud over Senate candidates
2 years, 6 months ago

'We'll have to do something with him': Trump issues new threats to McConnell in feud over Senate candidates

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday once again issued threats to Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell after McConnell took some veiled shots at Trump's picks for Senate candidates. During an appearance on the right-wing Real America's Voice network, Trump once again made the false claim that McConnell in 2020 was in dire straits in his race against Democrat Amy McGrath …

Trump blasts GOP lawmakers who voted to impeach: ‘Get rid of them all’
4 years ago

Trump blasts GOP lawmakers who voted to impeach: ‘Get rid of them all’

LA Times  

Making his first public appearance since leaving office not six weeks ago, former President Trump lashed out Sunday at his successor — and some fellow Republicans — during a fact-challenged and grievance-laden speech in which he teased another presidential run in three years. Referring to the group as “Republicans In Name Only,” or “RINOs,” Trump told supporters the more independent …

Despite GOP outcry, Cassidy ‘at peace’ with impeachment vote
4 years ago

Despite GOP outcry, Cassidy ‘at peace’ with impeachment vote

Associated Press  

— Trashed on social media and censured by Louisiana Republicans, U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy described himself Wednesday as “at peace” with his vote to convict former President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial and dismissed the scorching GOP backlash he’s received. “I’ve received a heck of a lot of folks who agree with me or, if they don’t agree with …

Analysis: Cassidy sees fierce backlash over impeachment vote
4 years ago

Analysis: Cassidy sees fierce backlash over impeachment vote

Associated Press  

— U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy seems ready to move on from his vote to convict former President Donald Trump in the latest impeachment trial, but Trump supporters in the state are angry, loud and not interested in letting Cassidy forget about it. Louisiana’s Republican Party said, “We condemn, in the strongest possible terms” Cassidy’s vote and said its leadership committee …

The Senate’s Awful Reasons for Acquitting Trump
55 years, 2 months ago

The Senate’s Awful Reasons for Acquitting Trump

Slate  

Once again, Donald Trump has escaped conviction. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith claimed that Trump’s speech to a crowd of supporters in Washington just before the attack—in which he said they had to “fight” to stop the imminent certification of electoral votes in Congress, because the legal system had failed to do so—“neither implicitly nor explicitly encouraged the use of violence or …

Trump rips McConnell as GOP divide deepens post-Capitol riot
4 years, 1 month ago

Trump rips McConnell as GOP divide deepens post-Capitol riot

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In the most caustic sign yet of deepening GOP divisions, former President Donald Trump blistered Mitch McConnell as a “political hack” on Tuesday, days after the Senate’s top Republican denounced him as the inciter of U.S. Capitol attack. “The Republican Party can never again be respected or strong with political ‘leaders’ like Sen. Mitch McConnell at its helm,” …

Trump lashes out at McConnell as Republican rift deepens
4 years, 1 month ago

Trump lashes out at McConnell as Republican rift deepens

Al Jazeera  

Donald Trump slams Republican legislator Mitch McConnell, who has blamed former US president for Capitol riot. In the latest example of a growing rift in the United States Republican Party following the impeachment of Donald Trump, the former US president on Tuesday lashed out at Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. “The people who stormed this building believed they were acting …

Trump Impeachment Trial Could Wrap Up on Saturday, Conviction Seen Unlikely
4 years, 1 month ago

Trump Impeachment Trial Could Wrap Up on Saturday, Conviction Seen Unlikely

News 18  

Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial could conclude on Saturday, leaving a divided US Senate to decide whether the former president incited his supporters to attack the US Capitol on Jan. 6 in a last-ditch effort to stay in power after his November election defeat. Trump criticized Pence on Twitter as lacking “courage” shortly after Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville told Trump …

Six Republican senators who voted against Trump to face censure as Romney accused of being ‘deep state’ agent
4 years, 1 month ago

Six Republican senators who voted against Trump to face censure as Romney accused of being ‘deep state’ agent

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A proposed censure resolution from Utah Republicans says that Mitt Romney, the only GOP …

Donald Trump looks to reassert himself after impeachment acquittal as Republicans gear up for 2022 midterm elections
4 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump looks to reassert himself after impeachment acquittal as Republicans gear up for 2022 midterm elections

Hindustan Times  

Donald Trump took in the win at Mar-a-Lago, surrounded by friends and family. Sen. Lindsey Graham, who spoke with Trump on Saturday night, acknowledged that Trump is “mad at some folks,” but also “ready to move on and rebuild the Republican Party” and “excited about 2022." Graham said Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who voted to acquit but then delivered …

McConnell and Republicans who defied Trump face GOP backlash
4 years, 1 month ago

McConnell and Republicans who defied Trump face GOP backlash

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Senator Mitch McConnell, moments after voting to acquit the former president on Saturday, condemned …

Meet the 7 Republicans Who Voted in Favour of Trump’s Impeachment
4 years, 1 month ago

Meet the 7 Republicans Who Voted in Favour of Trump’s Impeachment

The Quint  

Richard Burr: The North Carolina senator was not in the good books of Trump and his allies, as the latter had headed the Senate Intelligence Committee, which had a mandate of probing allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 US election. I voted to convict President Trump because he is guilty.” Ben Sasse: A vocal critic of Trump’s many claims …

7 Republicans vote to convict Trump in impeachment trial
4 years, 1 month ago

7 Republicans vote to convict Trump in impeachment trial

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Seven Republicans voted Saturday to convict former President Donald Trump in his Senate trial, easily the largest number of lawmakers to ever vote to find a president of their own party guilty at impeachment proceedings. Louisiana’s Republican Party said, “We condemn, in the strongest possible terms” Cassidy’s vote and said its executive committee voted unanimously to censure him. …

Toomey among 7 Republicans who voted to convict Trump
4 years, 1 month ago

Toomey among 7 Republicans who voted to convict Trump

Associated Press  

Pennsylvania Sen. Patrick Toomey, one of seven GOP senators who voted to convict Donald Trump at his impeachment trial Saturday, said the former president betrayed his office by trying to “hold on to power despite having legitimately lost” the election to Joe Biden. Toomey, who said he voted for Trump in the November presidential election, said it’s important that Republicans …

Senate acquits Donald Trump of incitement of insurrection
4 years, 1 month ago

Senate acquits Donald Trump of incitement of insurrection

The Hindu  

Former U.S. President Donald Trump was acquitted by the U.S. Senate in the impeachment trial of inciting an insurrection with regard to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of his supporters seeking to stop the certification of the Electoral College results. At the conclusion of proceedings that began last week, the Senate voted 57-43 on …

Senate Votes To Acquit Donald Trump For Inciting Insurrection
4 years, 1 month ago

Senate Votes To Acquit Donald Trump For Inciting Insurrection

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― The Senate acquitted former President Donald Trump on Saturday for the second time, letting him off the hook for inciting his supporters to march on the U.S. Capitol a little more than five weeks ago, leading to an insurrection that left five people dead and imperiled the lives of his vice president, countless lawmakers, staffers, …

US Senate reaches deal to avert impeachment trial delay
4 years, 1 month ago

US Senate reaches deal to avert impeachment trial delay

Al Jazeera  

Closing arguments kick off after legislators agree to enter into evidence details of Trump call during Capitol riot. Democrats and Republicans in the US Senate headed off a prolonged impeachment trial for Donald Trump on Saturday with an agreement to enter into evidence details of the former president’s remarks in a call with a top Republican during the deadly Capitol …

The Republicans face a tough path ahead – whatever happens to Trump at his impeachment trial
4 years, 1 month ago

The Republicans face a tough path ahead – whatever happens to Trump at his impeachment trial

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. As the lead impeachment manager for …

Here Are GOP Senators' Excuses For Blowing Off Trump's Impeachment Trial
4 years, 1 month ago

Here Are GOP Senators' Excuses For Blowing Off Trump's Impeachment Trial

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING We all saw it. As a response to her view that Donald Trump demeaned the Office of the President, the House Speaker is now making a mockery of Congress and one of the most serious institutions in our country.” Sen. Rand Paul “The trial is of dubious merit and even more dubious constitutionality,” Paul wrote in a …

GOP senator flips on impeachment trial, rips Trump lawyers
4 years, 1 month ago

GOP senator flips on impeachment trial, rips Trump lawyers

Associated Press  

— Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana joined Democrats in voting against ending Donald Trump’s impeachment trial Tuesday, a surprise reversal that Cassidy said was a response to the former president’s lawyers doing “a terrible job” of arguing their case. The Republican Party of Louisiana quickly issued a statement Tuesday criticizing Cassidy for his vote and praising Louisiana’s junior GOP …

GOP Senator: Trump's Lawyers Did A 'Terrible Job' On 1st Day Of Trial
4 years, 1 month ago

GOP Senator: Trump's Lawyers Did A 'Terrible Job' On 1st Day Of Trial

NPR  

GOP Senator: Trump's Lawyers Did A 'Terrible Job' On 1st Day Of Trial Enlarge this image toggle caption Greg Nash/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Greg Nash/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Sen. Bill Cassidy on Tuesday said former President Donald Trump's legal team did a "terrible job" defending Trump when arguing against the constitutionality of moving forward with a Senate impeachment trial. Cassidy's …

Senate Declares That Trump's Impeachment Trial Is Constitutional
4 years, 1 month ago

Senate Declares That Trump's Impeachment Trial Is Constitutional

NPR  

Senate Declares That Trump's Impeachment Trial Is Constitutional Enlarge this image toggle caption Handout/Getty Images Handout/Getty Images The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump will move forward after the Senate voted Tuesday that the trial of a former president is constitutional. The Louisiana Republican told Capitol Hill reporters that he thought Trump's legal team did "a terrible job" on Tuesday. …

Senate readies Trump impeachment trial for a divided nation
4 years, 1 month ago

Senate readies Trump impeachment trial for a divided nation

LA Times  

Rioters loyal to then-President Trump storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Less than five weeks after his riotous supporters stormed the Capitol, Donald Trump is set to go on trial a second time in the Senate — an impeachment proceeding that will give the public the fullest accounting so far of the former president’s role in the attack but …

Analysis: Trump's Senate Trial Matters Regardless Of Outcome
4 years, 1 month ago

Analysis: Trump's Senate Trial Matters Regardless Of Outcome

News 18  

The outcome may seem preordained in the unprecedented second impeachment trial of Donald Trump. But the potential of an acquittal doesn’t mean the trial should be abandoned before it begins, said Rep. Val Demings, who was an impeachment manager in Trump’s first trial. Lee Hamilton, a former Democratic congressman from Indiana who served during President Bill Clintons impeachment, said a …

‘These are Trump terrorists, call them by their name’: Joe Scarborough explodes at senators trying to protect ex-president
4 years, 1 month ago

‘These are Trump terrorists, call them by their name’: Joe Scarborough explodes at senators trying to protect ex-president

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former Republican congressman and television host, Joe Scarborough, lambasted party …

‘Dead on arrival’: Trump supporting senators celebrate vote that sets course for impeachment to fail
4 years, 1 month ago

‘Dead on arrival’: Trump supporting senators celebrate vote that sets course for impeachment to fail

The Independent  

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Louisiana’s Cassidy and Kennedy diverge on Trump impeachment
4 years, 1 month ago

Louisiana’s Cassidy and Kennedy diverge on Trump impeachment

Associated Press  

— Louisiana’s two Republican U.S. senators are taking different approaches to the second impeachment trial against former President Donald Trump. U.S. Sen. John Kennedy called the entire proceeding unconstitutional and an effort to smear those who voted to reelect Trump, while U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy said he doesn’t intend to “pre-judge” the case. But Cassidy’s office described the senator’s vote …

Senate sworn in as Trump impeachment jury as dozens remain undecided
4 years, 1 month ago

Senate sworn in as Trump impeachment jury as dozens remain undecided

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy All 100 US senators have been sworn in as jurors …

Trump impeachment goes to Senate, testing his sway over GOP
4 years, 1 month ago

Trump impeachment goes to Senate, testing his sway over GOP

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Democrats delivered the impeachment case against Donald Trump to the Senate late Monday for the start of his historic trial, but Republican senators were easing off their criticism of the former president and shunning calls to convict him over the deadly siege at the U.S. Capitol. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, asked if Congress starts holding impeachment trials …

McConnell: Trump ‘provoked’ Capitol siege, mob was fed lies
4 years, 1 month ago

McConnell: Trump ‘provoked’ Capitol siege, mob was fed lies

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday explicitly blamed President Donald Trump for the deadly riot at the Capitol, saying the mob was “fed lies” and the president and others “provoked” those intent on overturning Democrat Joe Biden’s election. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has not yet sent the sole article of impeachment to the Senate, which will launch …

Top US Republican says Trump ‘provoked’ Capitol mob
4 years, 2 months ago

Top US Republican says Trump ‘provoked’ Capitol mob

Al Jazeera  

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said the crowd of Trump supporters who attacked the US Congress on January 6 were “violent criminals” who were “fed lies” and “provoked” by President Donald Trump. Speaking to the US Senate on Tuesday, McConnell’s remarks are his strongest condemnation of President Trump’s role in the January 6 attack by Trump’s supporters on the US …

Why Mitch McConnell Holds The Keys To Trump's Impeachment Fate
4 years, 2 months ago

Why Mitch McConnell Holds The Keys To Trump's Impeachment Fate

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING No one will shape the fate of Donald Trump in the coming days more than Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has left open the possibility of voting to convict the outgoing president over the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol. As the House was voting Wednesday to impeach Trump for a second time, McConnell said in …

Senator Roy Blunt Calls Trump's Actions 'Reckless,' But Won't Call On Him To Resign
4 years, 2 months ago

Senator Roy Blunt Calls Trump's Actions 'Reckless,' But Won't Call On Him To Resign

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Sen. Roy Blunt said President Donald Trump’s cries for his supporters to march to the Capitol ahead of Wednesday’s deadly attack were “clearly reckless” but stopped short of calling for the president to resign, instead suggesting that America should move on and focus on the incoming administration. “I think the president’s decisions and his actions that day …

Republican Senator calls on Trump to resign
4 years, 2 months ago

Republican Senator calls on Trump to resign

Al Jazeera  

Senator Lisa Murkowski says that President Trump should resign after his supporters stormed the US Capitol. “I am focused now on us taking control as president and vice president on the 20th and to get our agenda moving as quickly as we can.” 8 Jan 2021 - 19:55 GMT Biden says Trump impeachment is ‘a decision for Congress’ Asked whether …

Opinion: Trump is destroying his own party on the way out the door
4 years, 2 months ago

Opinion: Trump is destroying his own party on the way out the door

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Joe Lockhart is a CNN political analyst. But Trump has saved a special kind of Grinch-like behavior for the two Republican Senate candidates in Georgia who are headed for runoff elections in January and for Senator Mitch McConnell, whose fate as majority leader depends on the GOP winning at least one of those races. But now that it’s …

Senate floor belongs to Trump team as defense case opens
5 years, 1 month ago

Senate floor belongs to Trump team as defense case opens

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The floor of the U.S. Senate now belongs to President Donald Trump’s lawyers as they push the Republican-led chamber for an acquittal on charges that he abused his power and obstructed Congress. “She’s worth it.” Schiff closed Democrats’ case after three days of methodical and impassioned arguments detailing charges that Trump abused power by asking Ukraine for politically …

On impeachment, pressure on Colorado senator is from right
5 years, 2 months ago

On impeachment, pressure on Colorado senator is from right

Associated Press  

DENVER — If Democrats were to have any hope of shaping the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump to their liking, they’d need help from Republicans like Sen. Cory Gardner. “At this point he’s shown his allegiance is to Trump and not to the voters of Colorado,” Craig Hughes, a Democratic strategist in the state, said of Gardner. “Once …

Democratic presidential candidate criticised for abstaining in Trump impeachment vote
5 years, 2 months ago

Democratic presidential candidate criticised for abstaining in Trump impeachment vote

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Tulsi Gabbard, a Hawaii congresswoman, gave two “present” votes on whether the US president …

Bill Weld: Up To 6 GOP Senators Are Now In Favor Of Convicting Donald Trump
5 years, 3 months ago

Bill Weld: Up To 6 GOP Senators Are Now In Favor Of Convicting Donald Trump

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld claimed a number of Republican senators are now privately in support of President Donald Trump being convicted in a Senate impeachment trial. “I would say they’re four to six votes for removal right now,” Weld, who is running against Trump’s 2020 reelection, told The Hill in an interview published Thursday. No Republican …

Dem senator says 'handful' of Republicans WILL consider voting to remove Trump
5 years, 3 months ago

Dem senator says 'handful' of Republicans WILL consider voting to remove Trump

Daily Mail  

Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy said Friday that he's spoken to Republican senators who are open to voting to oust President Trump in an impeachment hearing - but the group remained small. Sen. Chris Murphy, a Connecticut Democrat, said Friday that he's talked to a small number of Republican senators who are open to voting to convict President Trump in a …

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