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.
The same way the election was stolen - a single big city outweighed the rest of the state.
In this case, New Orleans.
Yes. He forgot to say "allegedly". Or "according to a source."
Slander.
Can’t recall federal representatives and senators.
How will this play in Shreveport, Baton Rouge and New Orleans?
Exactly they want Trump supporters to do something silly don’t take the bait the battle is now to primary Mitchs allies in the house and senate
Betcha LA Senator Kennedy has/will chew some Cassidy ass.
We need to stop complaining . Just like us, the Democrats always have a few preening Mavericks on critical votes. Oh... wait a minute.....
And Cassidy and Mitch are apparently leading the insurrection.
Guilty OF WHAT?
“....The blowback from Republicans back home was swift and dramatic.
What blow back. Censure? Wrist slap? Timeout? No broccoli for dinner? If California can recall govenor after govenor, then its time to start recalling these pompous @ssholes. This jagoff just started a 6 year term. Lets see who even remember this 6 years from now?
Hope they recall him.
Cassidy is guilty of stupidity.
That scared the !@#$% out of me!
“”I voted to convict President Trump because he is guilty,” Cassidy tweeted.”
Cassidy is an educated idiot. He probably thinks Joe Biden is innocent.
He was just reelected in 2020, so he’ll be inflicting pain on the American people for another 6 years.
He’ll be reelected again in 2026.
Yep. Ignore and suspend support.
It is not possible to recall any federal official.
Can they impeach him? We’ve got to get back to Constitutional roots where senators are appointed by the state legislatures. Our founders once again, had it right!
He's too stupid to be a senator.
And this is yet another reason myself and lots of other Americans have happily left the Republican Party!
The GOP is dead to me!
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