Timothy Blodgett, acting sergeant at the Armory, leads a group of nine Democratic impeachment managers to the Senate floor on Feb. 9
The U.S. Senate passed a petition for hearing on Trump‘s impeachment Tuesday, Feb. 9. After several hours of hearings, senators voted on the constitutionality of the trial, with the final vote being 56 to 44, with six Republicans voting in favor.
On Tuesday, six Republican senators joined with Democrats to say they believe the trial is constitutional. The result was similar to an advance vote late last month, after five Republicans announced their support for the trial.
In a late January vote, Republican Senators Susan Collins (Maine), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Mitt Romney (Utah), Ben Sasse (Nebraska) and Pat Toomey (Pennsylvania) had previously voted to say the trial process was constitutional, but withheld judgment on the outcome of the trial.
Sen. Bill Cassidy (Louisiana), a Republican, reversed his vote in the latest one, joining five minority Republicans.
On the same day Tuesday, the House’s impeachment manager released edited video that stitched together the most violent and chaotic images from the Jan. 6 protesters’ storming of Congress and intertwined Trump’s remarks in the film to try to convince Congress Trump had something to do with the congressional riots.
Trump’s defense attorney said the defense has no right to try Trump because he is a citizen and not a president. Nor should the events in Congress be blamed on Trump.
Before the impeachment hearings began, the lawyers released a statement blasting Democrats for taking Trump’s statements out of context, making subjective comments and misinterpreting them, saying the Democrats’ impeachment of Trump was “self-serving” and only for political gain.
The latest vote still reflects a tough situation for Democratic impeachment managers, with the bill requiring the support of 17 Republican senators. The majority of Republicans currently refuse to support impeachment, which the industry believes is a reflection of Trump’s enormous influence in the Republican Party.
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