“Fox News and the rest of you have forgotten that it takes two thirds, 66 votes, of the Senate to convict.”
That part is a given (and it’s 67 votes). But no, I haven’t forgotten. There are two things at play here where 51 votes counts:
1) Is the ‘trial’ allowed to become a circus, particularly when the end result is a given, possibly damaging him in some way?
2) Will Trump get the additional moral victory of a majority vote to acquit him in the Senate?
For us, it doesn’t matter, since the game is over for his removal, but for much of the country, it certainly does matter.
That's the whole idea, to do as much damage as possible before the election. Let the media run wild with all of the fake news to keep the narrative going. In the end he will not be convicted in the Senate, but the damage will have been done. Which is EXACTLY their intentions.