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GOP Sen. Cassidy: 'I voted to convict Trump because he is guilty'
The Hill ^ | 02/13/21 05:14 PM EST | BY LEXI LONAS

Posted on 02/13/2021 3:46:07 PM PST by RandFan

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) tweeted on Saturday that he voted to convict former President Donald Trump in the Senate impeachment trial “because he is guilty.”

“Our Constitution and our country is more important than any one person. I voted to convict President Trump because he is guilty,” Cassidy tweeted.

Cassidy is one of seven Republicans who was convinced by the House managers' arguments and voted to convict Trump in a 57-43 vote.

Cassidy was joined by fellow Republican colleagues Sens. Mitt Romney (Utah), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Ben Sasse (Neb.), Patrick Toomey (Pa.) and Richard Burr (N.C.).

Cassidy’s decision was a surprise to some after he was seen on Friday with a statement that showed support for Trump’s acquittal, but his communications director stated that Cassidy had drafted two statements, one for and against Trump’s conviction.

Cassidy has previously said that that the House Managers had “done very well” with their arguments for Trump’s guilt.

However, the arguments fell short as conviction would have required 17 Republicans to side with the Democrats.

Since Trump was not convicted, he is allowed to run for a political office again. He has made clear he will stay involved in the political realm, but it is not clear what his future plans are with the Republican party.


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: bassturd; billcassidy; cassidy; impeachment; pos; recallcassidy; rino; stupidity
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To: RandFan

Its a shame the Corndogs are stuck with this A-hole for the next 6 years.


121 posted on 02/13/2021 5:31:49 PM PST by FLT-bird
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To: AnthonySoprano

OMG God I love you Freepers. I almost spit out my dinner ROFL


122 posted on 02/13/2021 5:37:20 PM PST by Patriot Babe
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To: RandFan

How the heck is he elected in Louisiana?


123 posted on 02/13/2021 5:38:26 PM PST by DouglasKC
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To: RandFan

Senator Cassidy Daily Schedule.

Noon - Convict former POTUS Trump of something or other.

2 PM - Lunch with Hunter Biden.

4 PM - Meet privately with nice Chinese folks Hunter Biden introduced me to at Lunch.

6 PM - Change my Party Affiliation to DEMONcRAT, it’s much more profitable.


124 posted on 02/13/2021 5:42:00 PM PST by Kickass Conservative (Don't blame me, I Voted for the guy who actually Won the 2020 Presidential Election...)
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To: newfreep

OH I bet he is just shaking in his boots WOW a censure!!! GIVE JE A DAMN BREAK!! SCUM all of them this bastard was just re elected so he is in office for 6 years AND he knows his constituents will have forgotten all about this by then!!


125 posted on 02/13/2021 5:48:41 PM PST by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: RandFan

Yeah, and I’m Elvis Presley back from plant Plidville 9.

What are you and Mitch smoking back there? Dropping?


126 posted on 02/13/2021 5:50:53 PM PST by DoughtyOne (The Republican Party is dead. Long live the Founders Party.)
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To: RandFan

He thinks by 2026 this will be forgotten. It will not


127 posted on 02/13/2021 5:54:32 PM PST by HamiltonJay
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To: RandFan

He thinks by 2026 this will be forgotten. It will not.

Sadly can’t be recalled


128 posted on 02/13/2021 5:56:29 PM PST by HamiltonJay
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To: RandFan

.......if I was a patient of Senator Cassidy’s I would find another Doc thinking this guy is too stupid to give me medical advice!


129 posted on 02/13/2021 6:06:55 PM PST by Cen-Tejas
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To: RandFan

Any FReepers who support “candidates who can win” (ie acceptable to the establishment)...this is what you get.


130 posted on 02/13/2021 6:09:05 PM PST by SecAmndmt (Aim small, miss small)
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To: RandFan
Senator Cassidy is guilty of violating the First Amendment and his oath of office. And so are Romney, Collins, Murkowski, Burr, Sasse and Toomey; as well as their Rat co-conspirators.

We condemn, in the strongest possible terms, the vote today by Sen. Cassidy to convict former President Trump. Fortunately, clearer heads prevailed and President Trump has been acquitted of the impeachment charge filed against him.... — Republican Party of Louisiana (@LAGOP) February 13, 2021

131 posted on 02/13/2021 6:15:01 PM PST by PerConPat ( A politician is a animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground...Mencken)
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To: CaptainMorgantown
Cassidy has a new 6 year term that runs through 2026, but Louisiana allows for recall of any elected official, except judges.

Not federal office holders. The Constitution provides that Senators are elected for a six-year term, and that only the Senate can expel one of its members.

132 posted on 02/13/2021 6:38:57 PM PST by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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To: frank ballenger

This POS just got reelected in 2020. Every one of his tv ads touted his respect for veterans or his close association with and support for President Trump. Louisianians will demand that he resign, but they can’t make him. Perhaps they can come up with a game plan the will make him wish he had for the next six years.


133 posted on 02/13/2021 6:51:59 PM PST by Saltmeat (69)
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To: RandFan

The Constitution obviously was not taught in some of these idiot Senators schools.


134 posted on 02/13/2021 6:55:05 PM PST by databoss
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To: RandFan

It was said, over and over, that our government wasn’t after President Trump, they were after us, and that President Trump was just in the way.

Well President Trump isn’t in the way anymore.

It’s just us now.


135 posted on 02/13/2021 6:56:24 PM PST by Peter W. Kessler ("NUTS!!!")
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To: wardamneagle

“And you’re toast.”

He was reelected in 2020. He may be toast but he’ll have a Senate seat and be voting for 6 years.


136 posted on 02/13/2021 7:13:36 PM PST by Soul of the South (The past is gone and cannot be changed. Tomorrow can be a better day if we work on it.)
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To: RandFan

I wonder if he’s a pedo. Seems to be a trait these people share.


137 posted on 02/13/2021 7:26:04 PM PST by StolarStorm
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To: RandFan

You sorry arsed LIAR!! You were offered a bribe and you took it......I’d be willing to bet on it. Louisianans should be outraged!


138 posted on 02/13/2021 7:58:40 PM PST by Dawgreg
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To: RandFan

You sorry arsed LIAR!! You were offered a bribe and you took it......I’d be willing to bet on it. Louisianans should be outraged!


139 posted on 02/13/2021 7:58:40 PM PST by Dawgreg
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To: RandFan

You know what to do, Louisiana.


140 posted on 02/13/2021 8:21:59 PM PST by jch10
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