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.
Burr and Cassidy added. Burr was under investigation for stock manipulation. He must have sold his vote. Burr is not running again. Cassidy committed political suicide in LA.
It's a well known fact in New York that the most dangerous place in the world is between Schumer and a microphone or camera.
“Those 7 need to be remembered”
Bill Cassidy (LA)
Susan Collins (ME)
Richard Burr (NC)
Lisa Murkowski (AK)
Mitt Romney (UT)
Ben Sasse (NE)
Pat Toomey (PA)
Trump could run for a House seat in 2022, sweep the House and remove Nancy Pelosi as Speaker.
Ivanka could lead the charge in 2022 for the Senate by running for the Senate, unifying Republican Senators, and replacing McConnell, the Dems favorite touch hole.
Then to add even more fear into the leftist liberal fascists who stole the election, President Trump can run for the presidency on 2024 as a Congressman and win.
This scenario is the Dem fascist’s worst nightmare.
I hope it comes true.
Then we save America and dismantle the swamp for good.
80 million Americans support President Trump who did indeed win the 2020 election, despite all the Dem caterwauling and lies.
The Navarro report should have been read into the Impeachment Record.
The goal of this impeachment was not to impeach Trump,BUT to convince America that the election was not stolen. They should not be allowed to get away even with that.
“Yes, President Trump Won: The Case, Evidence, & Statistical Receipts”
You have to keep voting for the R
No matter how Bad they are
Rah Rah Romney
Hail Hail Haley
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There should have NEVER been this Third World styled Kangaroo Court in the first place!!!
These RATs must be made to PAY for their SUBVERSION and TREASONOUS Conduct! And I mean that they must pay dearly!!!
This nonsense needs to be brought to a screaming halt!!
And Senators are still giving speeches about it. It’s beyond ridiculous, these people need mental help.
I hope we see another photo of his holding up a front page headline.
God Bless President Donald "Mordecai" Trump.
Esther 6:13 And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.
I take it McTurtle voted guilty?
Innocent!
Nope...the seven who did are listed.
After hearing his remarks, it’s a wonder he didn’t vote to convict. He certainly did in those heinous remarks.
So you are in favor of voting for the even worse D ?
President Trump is the leader of the R.
So stop pissing on our President.
POTUS DJTrump: The 2 time defending impeachment championnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!!
there. Fixed it
I think several of these people have been mentioned as discussing setting up a new “Center Right” party so they don’t have to associate with Trump supporters in the GOP. Let them go. Few people will go with them, although they may be successful in getting the GOP vote split enough to ensure that it loses.
The margin over the cheating Dems is pretty slim, so dividing the vote even a little could harm the GOP. But to the elite going off to form this new party, that’s a feature, not a bug.
Funny!
The Dems have turned impeachment into both a weapon and a farce.
R party needs to go away. They are Quislings. A new party is needed
TRUMP 2, RATS 0.
“So SICK of this two-tiered justice system.”
Shhhhh don’t tell “law and order” conservatives this. It would ruin their little narrative, about all these patriotic bureaucrats in a variety of security agencies.
The two-tiered justice system has been going since the Nixon takedown in 1974. Actually it might go all the way back to that “Camelot BS” that started in 1960.
The Federal bureaucracy is full of Democrats. Until every one of them is “canned,” the system will remain the same.
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