I don’t think the Senators want to give up this golden opportunity to drag this out and grandstand and make campaign speeches for themselves, solicit donations, run up a nice dinner bill.
Except the Senators cant speak in the Senate chambers during the trial, and nobody is watching the trial anyway. This is surely NOT an opportunity for grandstanding. The proof of this is that Ive heard hardly a peep from Elizabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders in the last two weeks ... and theyre running for PRESIDENT.