Asked multiple times whether it was appropriate for a president to ask a foreign country to investigate a political rival, Sen. Mitch McConnell does not directly answer. 'What I'm here to talk about today is the political impact of this,' he says.
The Constitution requires"[N]o Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two-thirds of the Members present."
In this image from video, Sen. Mitt Romney speaks on the Senate floor about the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 5, 2020. Romney announced he will vote to convict Trump of abuse of power.Earlier Wednesday, in a dramatic moment on the Senate floor, Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney announced he would vote to convict Trump, the first to break ranks with his party and the first senator ever to say he would find a president of his own party guilty.
Sen. Menendez sat in his seat looking pensive, tapping his pen on his notebook before opening it and jotting something down. Roberts then gavels the Senate, as a court of impeachment, to a close, ending the shortest presidential impeachment trial ever.The Senate votes to acquit Trump on the second article of impeachment -- obstruction of Congress -- by a vote of 53-47.
GOP Sen. Mitt Romney is the only Republican to break ranks with his party, with a vote of guilty. Three closely-watched Democrats from red states -- Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama, Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona -- vote with their party to convict the president on abuse of power.
Mitch McConnell speaks on the Senate floor prior to an impeachment vote, Feb. 5, 2020, in Washington, DC.3:58 p.m. McConnell: 'The framers built the Senate to keep temporary rage from doing permanent damage' “The facts are clear; security aid was withheld from Ukraine in an attempt to benefit the president’s political campaign. While White House attorneys claim this behavior is not serious, it is dangerous to the fundamental principles of American democracy to use the power of the federal government for personal or political gain.
"Alone, each of the defenses advanced by the president's counsel comes close to being preposterous. Together they are as dangerous to the republic as this president, a fig leaf so large as to excuse any presidential misconduct. Arguments were found to make him a king." "After many sleepless nights, I have reluctantly concluded that the evidence is sufficient to convict the President for both abuse of power and obstruction of Congress," he said in a statement and then elaborated in a floor speech. “I will not shrink from my duty to defend the Constitution and do impartial justice,” he said.
He brushed off reporters’ attempts to learn how he’ll vote on acquittal, telling them they would “find out at 4 p.m. today.”
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