U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
Senior U.S. Senator and South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham (R-SC) recently said on the Trump (Trump) impeachment that more and more senators will vote against the articles of impeachment. He predicted that the Senate impeachment hearings will end on Sunday (14).
On Wednesday night (10), Graham said on the Fox News program “Hannity”: “This thing is falling apart before their eyes. The votes that will find Trump not guilty are growing, so for the good of the country, I want it (the impeachment trial) to be over by Sunday.”
Earlier, senators heard nearly eight hours of arguments in Washington.
Graham added, “After today, there are more and more votes that will find Trump not guilty. I think most Republicans are finding the House (impeachment) manager’s statement offensive and absurd. We all know what happened at the Capitol was bad. I hope all the people involved in the break-in at the Capitol go to jail. But I don’t recall any of these House managers saying that something abhorrent happened when someone tried to break into my house, chased Susan Collins and spit on all of us.”
In 2018, Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins faced attacks for her support of Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s appointment. And Graham’s Home in Washington was the target of an activist attack last year.
Sen. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, added to reporters on Capitol Hill Thursday, “We want things (referring to the impeachment trial) to be over by Saturday.”
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, a West Virginia Republican, added, “The last (deadline) I heard was Saturday, but I’m not sure that’s possible. I think it’s more likely to be Sunday (the end).”
Some senators said they found the House impeachment manager’s statement Wednesday convincing. Other senators said that didn’t change the Perception.
Roy Blunt, one of the Senate Republican leaders, told reporters, “I’m not a lawyer, but I’ve yet to see an indictee who can make a good case in court to support the charges against the president.”
South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott said, “I think you’re going to get, at best, six Republicans (for impeachment), and everything else is going to stay the same.”
Six Republican senators have joined the Democratic queue to authorize the Senate to hold impeachment hearings.
A majority of Republicans have recommended or pledged to vote to convict Trump, while 10 Democrats have pledged to convict him.
If Democrats fail to secure an absolute majority, they will not be able to convict Trump and he will be acquitted for a second Time. Trump was not convicted on two counts after his impeachment trial last year. All Republicans, except Romney, voted to find Trump not guilty.
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