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BREAKING: Senate Votes to Acquit President Trump on Article of Impeachment for 'Inciting an Insurrection'
Townhall.com ^ | February 13, 2021 | Beth Bauman

Posted on 02/13/2021 1:16:35 PM PST by Kaslin

The United States Senate on Saturday voted 57 to 43 to acquit former President Donald Trump on one article of impeachment, for "inciting an insurrection." Republicans, with the exception of Sens. Bill Cassidy (LA), Susan Collins (ME), Richard Burr (NC), Lisa Murkowski (AK), Mitt Romney (UT), Ben Sasse (NE) and Pat Toomey (PA) voted to acquit the president. The Senate needed 67 votes to convict the president.

The news comes after debate over whether or not to hear witnesses in relation to the Jan. 6th riot at the United States Capitol. House impeachment manager Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD) made the case that Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) was subpoenaed over a breaking news story that came out Friday night.

Herrera Beutler said the minority leader allegedly recounted a conversation he had with President Trump. According to Herrera Beutler, McCarthy allegedly told Trump to "call off" the riots at the Capitol. The president allegedly said it wasn't his supporters who caused the chaos and violence at the Capitol.

"Needless to say, this is an additional, critical piece of corroborating evidence further confirming the charges before you, as well as the president's willful dereliction of duty," Raskin said before the vote on witnesses. "For that reason, and because this is the proper time to do so under the [Senate impeachment rules], we would like the opportunity to subpoena congresswoman Herrera [Beutler] regarding her communications with [Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy] and to subpoena her contemporaneous notes.

The United States Senate on Saturday voted 57 to 43 to acquit former President Donald Trump on one article of impeachment, for "inciting an insurrection." Republicans, with the exception of Sens. Bill Cassidy (LA), Susan Collins (ME), Richard Burr (NC), Lisa Murkowski (AK), Mitt Romney (UT), Ben Sasse (NE) and Pat Toomey (PA) voted to acquit the president. The Senate needed 67 votes to convict the president.

The news comes after debate over whether or not to hear witnesses in relation to the Jan. 6th riot at the United States Capitol. House impeachment manager Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD) made the case that Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) was subpoenaed over a breaking news story that came out Friday night.

Herrera Beutler said the minority leader allegedly recounted a conversation he had with President Trump. According to Herrera Beutler, McCarthy allegedly told Trump to "call off" the riots at the Capitol. The president allegedly said it wasn't his supporters who caused the chaos and violence at the Capitol.

"Needless to say, this is an additional, critical piece of corroborating evidence further confirming the charges before you, as well as the president's willful dereliction of duty," Raskin said before the vote on witnesses. "For that reason, and because this is the proper time to do so under the [Senate impeachment rules], we would like the opportunity to subpoena congresswoman Herrera [Beutler] regarding her communications with [Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy] and to subpoena her contemporaneous notes.


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To: Glad2bnuts

Why this *itch? Everything she says is heresay. The only “witness” that is legit is McCarthy since the call was “supposedly” between him and PDJT. And, how can a “statement” that has not been subjected to cross examination under oath be placed into evidence?


101 posted on 02/13/2021 5:03:03 PM PST by usnavy_cop_retired (Retiree in the P.I. living as a legal immigrant)
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To: CivilWarBrewing

I agree with your statement 100%.

In fact I’m going to copy it and pass it around to some of my co workers on Monday.

The DC corruption and businesses as usual attitude is disgusting.


102 posted on 02/13/2021 5:14:08 PM PST by unclebankster (Globalism is the last refuge of a scoundrel)
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To: 1Old Pro

McConnell is a CCP asset. Thats what this is all about.


103 posted on 02/13/2021 5:52:58 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: JME_FAN
"He is utterly despised by Nebraskans...

Didn't he just win another 6 year term? If so he wasn't despised by enough voters.

104 posted on 02/13/2021 5:53:51 PM PST by mosaicwolf
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To: Kaslin

McConnells source of political power is in the huge amounts of cash he controls to dole out to different races. IMO, she is looking to try to take out Cantwell, or Murray from our State for the Senate in 2022. It is hard to do that without infusions of cash. So, what you do is betray your base of country folk, appeal to the Vancouver/Olympia/Seattle/Tacoma loons, and she joins Senate royalty.

The kicker is, if she runs for Senate, her House seat is guaranteed to go to a Dem who has opposed her several times and lost but has respectable support. She won’t win for Senate, and we lose another House seat. Republicans are uncomfortable being in the majority, especially Mitch.


105 posted on 02/13/2021 6:34:07 PM PST by Glad2bnuts (“If there are no absolutes by which to judge society, then society is absolute.” Francis Schaeffer, )
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To: DownInFlames

Mark Meadows for Senate...


106 posted on 02/13/2021 7:09:14 PM PST by Deplorable American1776 (We might be DEPLORABLES, but we don't CHEAT like Dem)
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To: Dr. Ursus

The Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron should run again ChinaMitt!!


107 posted on 02/13/2021 7:30:06 PM PST by Deplorable American1776 (We might be DEPLORABLES, but we don't CHEAT like Dem)
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To: Jean2

no


108 posted on 02/14/2021 4:37:49 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: Kaslin

Trump’s lawyer plays a video of Democrats and celebrities advocating violence at impeachment trial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj1Rwlztapg


109 posted on 02/14/2021 12:19:57 PM PST by Texan4Life
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