Congress Senate 13 on President Trump accused of inciting mass attacks on Congress impeachment vote, 57 votes found guilty: 43 votes found not guilty, to not reach two-thirds of the votes, acquitted Trump; need to reach 67 votes to convict, of which seven Republican senators voted for guilty, which is the largest number of federal senators in the history of the United States to support the impeachment of the president of the same party.
Trump: Democrats “destroy the rule of law”
The Republican Senate leader McConnell (Mitch McConnell) said that letting Trump off the hook is not the same as condoning the congressional riots, Trump “undoubtedly” has “practical and moral responsibility” in this matter, he did not impeach Trump because “he is no longer the president”; Trump later also issued a statement criticizing the Democrats for “destroying the rule of law” and turning justice into a tool for political revenge.
7 Republicans support the impeachment of a historical record
The Federal Senate 13 for the impeachment of former President Trump’s fifth day of trial, seven Republican senators and all Democratic senators voted for the impeachment of Trump, the final vote was 57 votes for, 43 votes against, the Democratic Party did not get enough votes to impeach Trump (67 votes), but with the impeached president of the same party and support the impeachment of a record number of senators.
The seven Republican senators who believe Trump is guilty are Burr (Richard Burr), Cassidy (Bill Cassidy), Collins (Susan Collins), Murkowski (Lisa Murkowski), Romney (Mitt Romney), Sather (Ben Sasse), Toomey (Pat Toomey).
Trump: Suppressing dissenting voices is a sad thing
Trump issued a statement immediately after the Senate vote, saying that in this day and age, a political party “destroys the rule of law, denigrates law enforcement, cheers for the mob, defends the rioters, and turns justice into a tool for political revenge”, and that it is a sad thing to suppress dissenting views and voices, saying he “will always defend the rule of law, stand with the heroes of law enforcement, and defend the right of the American people to peaceful, honorable debate”. Trump also thanked his team of lawyers in a statement, as well as “all members of Congress who have defended the Constitution, Senators and Representatives.
McConnell: The reason for opposing impeachment is that “he is no longer the president”
In a statement after the vote, Republican Senate leader McConnell, who opposes Trump’s impeachment, said Trump “undoubtedly” has “practical and moral responsibility” for the January 6 riot in Congress, and that the people who seized the Capitol thought they were acting on the president’s wishes and instructions, and that the seizure of Congress was a “disgrace” (disgrace) to the United States, and that Trump had not done his job to resolve the matter.
McConnell said he opposed the impeachment of Trump because “he is not the president”, “the Constitution has named the impeached object for the president, vice president and other elected officials (civil officer), but we do not have the power to impeach, convict a former official and is now only an ordinary citizen.” But he also said that the Senate letting Trump off the hook is not the same as condoning the Jan. 6 riots, and that “we put our constitutional responsibility first.”
McConnell said the election is now set (settled, over), but there is still a lot of “ridiculous talk” about the election, and even a lot of “more crazy (wilder) or impractical (unfounded) speech” appeared, the leader of a free country can not spend weeks fuming that someone in the election fraud.
But McConnell still said he wanted to defend Trump’s right to legal recourse, and he described the team of lawyers defending Trump as a “human shield against criticism.
The following is the full text of Trump’s statement.
“I would like to begin by thanking my dedicated team of lawyers and others who have worked tirelessly to uphold justice and defend the truth.
“I would also like to extend my deepest gratitude to all – those who proudly stand by the Constitution and sacred legal principles we all hold dear – the U.S. Senators and members of Congress, which are at the heart of our nation.
“The constitutional republic we cherish was founded on a just rule of law, and the rule of law is an indispensable guarantee of our freedoms and rights.
“It is a tragedy of our Time that a political party is free to denigrate the rule of law, denigrate law enforcement, applaud mobs, excuse rioters, turn justice into countless political vendettas, persecute, blacklist, cancel and silence all who disagree with them and their views. I have been and will always be an unwavering proponent of the rule of law, a hero of law enforcement, and I embrace the right of Americans to be able to debate the issues of the day peacefully and honorably, without malice or hatred.
“This is another phase of the greatest witch hunt in our nation’s history. No president has ever experienced anything like this, and it continues because our opponents cannot forget that nearly 75 million people voted for us a few months ago, the highest number of votes ever cast for a sitting president.
“I also want to thank the millions of decent, hard-working, law-abiding, God- and country-loving citizens who have courageously supported these important principles during this very difficult and challenging time.
“Our history-making, patriotic and beautiful ‘Make America Great Again’ campaign is just beginning. I have much to share with you in the months ahead, and I look forward to continuing our incredible journey together to make America great for all of us. There has never been anything like it!
“We have much work ahead of us, and soon we will emerge with a vision of a bright, brilliant, infinite future for America.
“Together, there is nothing we can’t accomplish.
“We remain one people, one Family and one glorious nation under God, and it is our responsibility to preserve this glorious legacy for our children and for future generations of Americans.
“May God bless all of you and may God bless the United States of America forever.”
President Trump’s office issued a lengthy statement Feb. 13 on the impeachment acquittal by the Senate of Congress.
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