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Stunned Sen. Collins objected to Nadlers impeachment accusation in note to Roberts
Brooke SingmanBy Brooke Singman Published 2 hours ago
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One House Democrat’s accusation amid the Trump impeachment trial stunned even the most moderate of Senate Republicans, reportedly prompting GOP Sen. Susan Collins to write a note to Chief Justice John Roberts about decorum on the floor of the upper chamber.
Collins, R-Maine, is the latest to signal her concerns, after impeachment manager Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., asserted earlier this week that GOP senators were engaged in a cover-up.
Collins told Politico she was stunned by Nadlers comments, and confirmed to the outlet that she wrote a note that made its way to Roberts after a tense back and forth between Nadler and White House Chief Counsel Pat Cipollone.
It reminded me that if we were in a normal debate in the Senate, that the rule would be invoked to strike the words of the senator for impugning another senator, she told Politico. So, I did write a note raising the issue of whether thered been a violation of the rules.
Collins said she gave the note to the secretary for the majority, Laura Dove, and shortly thereafter, the chief justice did admonish both sides. And I was glad that he did.
Im going to cast my vote regardless of the congressmans performance, she told Politico. His negative comments about the Senate will not have any impact.
I wonder how they can pull that off? NYT paywall.