US Senator Josh Hawley leaves at the end of the third day of former US president Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the US Capitol on February 11, 2021, in Washington, DC.
The Democratic-majority House of Representatives impeached Trump on January 13 for inciting the attack on the Capitol, but a two-thirds majority is needed for conviction in the 100-member Senate, where Democrats hold 50 seats. Raskin said it was imperative the Senate convict Trump and bar him from running for the White House again in 2024.
"They thought they were following orders from their commander in chief and they would not be punished." "The 'Not Guilty' vote is growing after today," Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, said on Twitter. "I think most Republicans found the presentation by the House Managers offensive and absurd."