Posted on 02/13/2021 4:50:18 PM PST by SeekAndFind
President Trump was acquitted on a single impeachment article of incitement of insurrection over the protest at the Capitol on January 6.
Burr, who split from Republican voters and sided with the Democrats, released a statement following his vote that contained an admission that he believes he violated the Constitution.
“When this process started, I believed that it was unconstitutional to impeach a president who was no longer in office. I still believe that to be the case. However, the Senate is an institution based on precedent, and given that the majority in the Senate voted to proceed with this trial, the question of constitutionality is now established precedent,” Burr’s statement said.
The retiring Republican added that “as an impartial juror, my role is now to determine whether House managers have sufficiently made the case for the article of impeachment against President Trump. I have listened to the arguments presented by both sides and considered the facts. The facts are clear.”
“As I said on January 6th, the President bears responsibility for these tragic events. The evidence is compelling that President Trump is guilty of inciting an insurrection against a coequal branch of government and that the charge rises to the level of high Crimes and Misdemeanors. Therefore, I have voted to convict,” Burr’s statement continued. “I do not make this decision lightly, but I believe it is necessary.
“By what he did and by what he did not do, President Trump violated his oath of office to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.”
Burr also voted not to allow witnesses to provide testimony on Saturday.
Former President Trump’s lawyers were allotted 16 hours to make their case and only used about three.
Burr is NOTHING but Sen. Warner’s BITCH! Is he SENILE or just CORRUPT????
He himself should technically be in jail for insider trading Maratha Stewart did jail time for far less
We have so new standard for RINO dumbassery.
He’s not stupid, he’s a criminal.
Is there no penalty for knowingly violating his oath as a US Senator to uphold the Constitution?
He is screwed up in the head
Yeah yeah Burr. The pictures with those lil boys probably didn’t help matters
I vote Burr guilty of being a crook. I have not heard any witnesses against him, but . . .
The Constitution is noting but toilet paper to these traitors.
MHDS
Cowards.
I believe they could have voted present or not at all.
They took part in an attack upon our Constitution.
Justice Roberts should have gone in with the military and shut this farce down.
ALL military are sworn to defend the Constitution from domestic attack.
And this farce was a direct attack upon our Constitution.
The Chief Justice is to preside over an impeachment.
He should not just hide to avoid his responsibilities.
“Hang yourself, brave Krylon for we fought at Arques today, and you were not there.”
I don’t get the “precedent trumps the Constitution” line of reasoning.
The Democrat Party attacked our Constitution because Nancy Pelosi wanted revenge.
Shameful.....just shameful.
He is retiring so what did he have to lose? He could betray his constituents and colleagues AND THE CONSTITUTION. What’s with the garbage words about the Senate being an institution based on precedent? What about the CONSTITUTION? Boy - I guess we’ve had it wrong all these years.
The TRAGIC EVENTS were businesses that were burned, looted and destroyed. The lives lost, the attacks on police, pieces of America destroyed, historical statues toppled, the relentless excuses for ANTIFA and BLM. Those are the TRAGIC EVENTS that brought tens of thousands of Americans to DC. Yet, Trump remains the scapegoat.
WOW. And I thought Mazie Hirono was the dumbest senator. This the most bass-acwkards logic I’ve ever heard from a politician, a profession that specializes in that sort of thing.
Just go away. The country will be a tiny bit better without you. Notice they speak of violating the Constitution like he just stepped in gum.
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