Senate Votes Impeachment Trial Constitutional
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On Tuesday, the Senate rejected an attempt to derail former President Trump’s impeachment trial by getting it declared unconstitutional. While left-leaning articles highlight that House impeachment managers said Trump had a role in inciting the deadly January 6th attack on the capitol, right-leaning articles highlight that Republican Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana voted to proceed with the trial.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that House impeachment managers said Trump had a role in inciting the deadly January 6th attack on the capitol. Meanwhile, most Republicans stood with Trump and his legal team, which contended the Senate can’t convict a person no longer in office.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that senators voted 56-44 that the trial is constitutional. Six Republican senators joined with Democrats to say that they believe the trial is constitutional.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that Republican Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana voted to proceed with the trial two weeks after he voted with other Republicans to dismiss the impeachment charge on grounds that the proceedings against a former president would be unconstitutional. Trump’s legal team argued that the impeachment trial would be moot because he is no longer president.
From the right
Six GOP senators vote that Trump impeachment trial is constitutional and can proceed
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