Trump Impeachment Trial Live Coverage: 1-In-5 GOP Senators Vote Against Agreed Upon Organizing Resolution

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The 11 Senate Republicans Who Just Voted Against ImpeachmentTrial Resolution Agreed To By GOP Leaders, Trump Team

Former President Donald Trump’s second Senate impeachment trial kicked off on Tuesday with a fifth of Senate Republicans voting against even holding the trial, underscoring the near-impossible odds of 17 Senate Republicans voting to convict the president.... [+]11 Senate Republicans Vote Against Trial Resolution Agreed To By GOP Leaders, Trump Team

More than 1 in 5 Senate Republicans voted against a trial organizing resolution that was agreed to by Senate Democratic and GOP leadership, as well as Trump’s impeachment legal team. The senators who voted against it include Sens. Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz , who led the charge to object to Biden’s electors on Jan. 6, as well as Sens. Ron Johnson , Mike Lee , Rand Paul , Roger Marshall , Marco Rubio , Rick Scott , Tim Scott , Tommy Tuberville and Bill Hagerty .Impeachment Managers Say Trump's First Amendment Argument Would Grant Presidents Broad Impunity

In a response to the Trump legal team arguing the ex-president’s statements to supporters on Jan. 6 are protected under the First Amendment, House impeachment managers that would mean presidents cannot be impeached for treason or openly racist conduct, like speaking at Ku Klux Klan rally in a white hood.

 

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