Nearly every Senate Republican declared Tuesday that putting a former president on trial for impeachment is unconstitutional, indicating that the House’s case against Donald Trump is almost certain to fail.
“If you voted that it was unconstitutional, how in the world would you ever vote to convict somebody for this?” Paul told reporters. “This vote indicates it’s over. The trial is all over.” “I don't think Democrats expect to have the votes to convict,” Sen. John Cornyn added. “I don't think this is about accomplishing that. I think this is an effort to embarrass not only the former president but also members of the opposing party.”
Critics of that argument note that federal courts have consistently deferred to Congress to set its own rules and procedures, including the Senate’s “sole power” to hold trials for impeachment charges, as outlined in the Constitution. They also say that a president or any other official subject to impeachment could simply resign immediately before the Senate convicts the individual, thereby evading punishment that could include barring them from holding federal public office again.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was among the majority of GOP senators who voted alongside Paul. McConnell has been mostly mum about the House’s impeachment charges, though he indicated earlier this month that he was going into the trial with an open mind and later said Trump bears responsibility for the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection.
What about normal criminal prosecution by a court of law, just like any other citizen who breaks the law. Stop beating around the bushes and get serious, or he will.
Spineless assholes, been that way for four years why stop now?
From Senator Ossoff today: We took two impeachment-related votes today: 1. Rand Paul's argument that the Senate trial is unconstitutional was rejected by Senators from both parties. 2. We agreed to rules governing the first phase of the trial.
I live in Alaska for a reason, we know when people fly up here and make more money without any Left/Liberal harassment. Since the probability of several Dems are going to be caught for illegal foreign donations, the GOP will rise again.
When is this dope up for re-election?
1st they said soliciting foreign political interference & obstruction (administrators not allowed to testify) was ok & now they’re setting the precedent for insurrection, well done GOP.
Republicans needs to be impeached as well
How can something with prior precedents be unconstitutional? Also, wasnt Trump's attack on our elections, Capitol, and Democracy unconstitutional? Isn't it criminal to conceal information about a virus and also call it a hoax as ur people die in the thousands? JusticeForAll
RandPaul is 💯% IDIOT!😡
Democrats don’t know what a constitution is.
It's still party over country for the GOP. Why'd they even bother to take their oath of office.
RandPaul insurrection is illegal
Love the way these Senators have rushed to judgment before hearing any evidence. No wait! Aren’t these the same people who didn’t call any witnesses before? How’d that work out? No court would seat them as jurors who’d made up their minds before a trial. What role models!
Trump will form another party to challenge GOP, trump says he’s staying in with the GOP but, as we know, trump is known to do the opposite, he is mentally unstable more so now than ever before and Trump was very unstable before.
Thrn that means the remedy is to arrest private citizen Donald Trump and try him like the other insurrectionists. Until then the family of the officer killed shoukd sue him for inciting the crowd that was the direct cause of the officers death.
I guess the Republican Party is no longer the law and order party.
I just want to make it clear, I have nothing against Republicans.. !! What’s important is principles, honesty, ethics and transparency. I feel all those qualities and standards they once possess are gone.. 🥲
Rep will regret their decision not to convict trump. He will be back to haunt them.
All should be tried for failing to fulfill their role in office and defend the Constitution.
Shameful and frightening. Who are these Senators and who do they represent.
You’ll lost your way.. ! I just want to make it clear, I have nothing against Republicans.. !! What’s important is principles, honesty, ethics and transparency. I feel all those qualities and standards they once posed are gone.. 🥲
It ain’t over til it’s over
It is not unconstitutional. Check out the constitution. Mitt Romney has already checked it out and made comments.
RandPaul and SenRonJohnson - tell us about trip to Russia on July 4th 2018. What was discussed? Thank you
So was there involvement in keeping him in the position they should all be tried for treason plain and simple go to Russia if you wanna live like that we are a democracy of free willed brave Americans and will not stand in silence for Dictatorship
On the Supreme Court can make that call
RandPaul GOD IS NOT SLEEPING!!
Serves the damn dems right! They should NOT have waited to try him
Ok. Make sure that the Republicans never get a bill on the floor for a vote. Lessons to be learned from Mitch.
Perhaps these Republicans shouldn’t be making laws if they can’t hold criminals like Trump accountable for their criminal acts
Of Course they are wrong. But they gotta toe the Trump Party Line. Just remember it's the Trump GOP Cult. Hail Trump!💩
Too bad some of these Republicans didn’t get killed on January 6th. Maybe their fellow scumbags would see things differently now!
Attacks on our democracy will happen again unless you send a strong message, it will not be tolerated, you cannot look the other way. After 4 years of Trump we all know he is a danger to society.
Disgusting
Of course they did, do you really expect anything close to sanity from Republicans.
Lets make sure these 45 devils are voted out.
ran Paul is a waste
A LIE that this is unconstitutional.
45 Senate Republicans declared today that they have zero regard for the contents and substance of the US Constitution and therefore will willfully violate their oaths to advance their criminal coup.
It was pretty much a foregone conclusion anyway, just like last time, but just as the impeachment was necessary, the trial is necessary.
Reminder to RandPaul SenSchumer LeaderMcConnell Former President Trump was impeached while still in office. The Senate could have acted urgently to remove the menace of Terrorist Insurrection immediately, as they should have. Their failure doesn’t confer immunity.
How is it unconstitutional to try someone for breaking the law?
Seems like they tried to kill the trial and suppress the incoming publicity hellstorm, that failed. So, now we get headlines like this painting that failure as eventual victory. How's this going to look after evidence starts playing on the floor and testimony is subpoenaed?
I will be one of the THOUSANDS that will be changing my party to democrat... I AM DISGUSTED BY THIS... IT WAS OK WITH THEM BECAUSE HE IS A REPUBLICAN.. THE WHOLE PARTY IS DISPICABLE
So Trump gets a pass and will come back in 4 years and create God knows What? Shame on you.
I know, I know. The party is more important than the country. I know. I don't get it or understand it, but apparently that's how it's supposed to work in a democracy. Wait, maybe I'm mistaken?
Weird Rand Paul could have been DOA at the insurrection on January 6 2020! Was he there? Did he cower or, come forth? 5 people died by the Instruction Of the President of The United States! Impeach! They assaulted the People’s House by the Direction of POTUS!
The whole patriotism/patriotic thing only exist when its convenient I see. Yall folks funny as hell
Lol democrats got played again by turtle mcconnell. He said let's wait till after the inauguration, said a couple sound bites to seem like he is mad at Trump, Dems took the bait, waited, and now the Rs say nope, sorry he is out of office. Man they got played bad.
Reminder to randpaul
Subpoena Trump to testify.
These Republican politicians are complicit with the coup that Trump tried hard to execute through the assault that he sponsored on the Capitol. They should be charged with sedition and ousted from politics. A few of them should be charged with treason and arrested.
He could have had committed murder in plain daylight with 50 witnesses testifying against him and the Republican mob would say he is not guilty.
Who cares? Still IMPEACHED. TWICE!! ONE TERM tRUMP will never be re-elected
Will someone take one for the team already?
Do it anyway. Get their names on the record for all of history. Just like the Confederate leaders who took up arms against the United States.
We sure know the tune would be a very different if this had been a Dem president.
i wish randpaul had these republican jurors when his neighbor attacked him. his neighbor would have been free and paul wouldn't have gotten $580k. but paul was revengeful & demanded prosecution, not valuing the unity of the neighborhood. traitor
The GOP just declared that, not only is the United States weak & open to a future takeover, if anyone tries & fails they won’t suffer any consequences ... as long as they put an “R” after their name. Seriously, can you even IMAGINE their response if a Democrat had done this?
Our gov sux. Party of Me will ruin our great nation.
So a republican chorus of “shove that unity up your asses.” Fine. No accountability or consequences, no unity.
So much for the SeditiousRepublicanParti being the 'law and order' party.
The Senate oversees the trial. Let Scotus determine the constitutionality of the preceding after voting to impeach. GOP would the founders have wanted a dead duck president to be free from recourse from election loss until the inauguration? Answer: Nope.
This is joke,many unconstitutional not be done
Think the Republican Party is dying .
Apparently they do not realize the dangerous precedent this sets. Basically the last month of an outgoing president is free from reprisal
I do wish the Democrats had made this 'ONLY' about an effort to prevent Trump from ever hold future office.
What they have done to this man is unforgivable💯 Everything they are doing is not only unlawful but filled with Jealousy and Hate👿
Well that was fun while it lasted
For the uninitiated, the US Senate doesn’t care about what is constitutional, they care about what is politically convenient for them. Example: Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed, Merrick Garland couldn’t even get a vote.
Republicans say you can’t impeach a sitting President. Then they say you can’t impeach a President after he leaves office. So when do Republicans think you can impeach a President? WHEN IT SERVES THEIR AGENDA!
Pure madness on the part of the Republican Party.
I look forward to their donor contributions being slashed and them losing their seats.
Birds of a feather—-
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