Yesterday, some count was done, and it only appears that 7 Republicans are in some pro-impeachment mode.
I suspect that even when it’s convened....neither Trump or his lawyers will attend, and once the ‘prosecution’ phase ends...McConnell will move to just an immediate vote. In the end, they won’t go past sixty.
I will add that the bulk of Republicans up for re-election in 2022 are fairly scared of what is coming and they need to venture out of this mess and avoid antagonizing Trump any more.
A lot of this will be remembered, and somewhere over the next decade, with the RINOs removed...impeachment will be used against the Democrats (possibly even Obama might be dragged in over the misuse of intelligence collection against Trump).
It will either pass quickly or Trump and his lawyers will decide to drag some rancid meat through the swamp.
McConnell will move to just an immediate vote.
McConnell is no longer in charge. Chuck U Schumer is. And he'll drag the life out of it for all its worth...