Senate Republicans adrift ahead of Trump trial

“The way in which he acts between now and Wednesday will have bearing on what Republican senators do,” said Sen. Chris Murphy of Trump. Republicans “probably have some strategic decision to make about the future of their party. But I’ve learned to be disappointed by my Republican colleagues.”

It is notable, however, how few Republicans are defending Trump on the merits. And House Democrats managing the trial could create some goodwill with on-the-fence Republicans by keeping Trump’s second trial concise, easy to follow and bare bones, said one aide to a Republican senator. “Should the president have said something faster to tell people not to, after they were [rioting], not to do it? Sure,”. “But did he tell people to go into the Capitol? Absolutely not.”

Adrift?! They should read more:

Of course it won't translate to condemnation. They are led by Mitch whose only interests are his Party and himself, and outside of a few Republican pariahs (Collins, Murkowski, and Romney) Republicans are a cult who don't act in the interest of America or their constituents.

The republicans had better wake up. We’re still 100 percent behind trump. We’re so sick of this one sided system. This is not democracy!!!!

Do they wan to be cut lose from Trump or under his thumb for the next four years....and lose again in 2024?

The conviction will never happen. There isn’t 17 willing republicans in the senate that can see past political future. Party and politics before the people. Just as they did a year ago.

corwards all of them

Nancy is just getting you folks all excited again...dont be so naive...seriously.

fire your editors

Cowards

sadly, the GOP have proved again and again they are cowards who will do what benefits them personally over what is right for country

The very fact that Republicans won’t impeach Trump for inciting his followers into violence shows how deeply corrupt the party is. The stakes for our Democracy couldn’t be higher.

As long as the impeachment trial makes all the Republicans go on the record as being either pro-democracy or pro-autocracy, Democrats can work with that.

Quid-pro-quo A week ago it was reported tRump reached out to Steve Bannon, who is connected to Mercer Family Billions. Now he's considering a pardon for Bannon? tRump is in deep debt and far away from Russian$$ FYI JoeBiden FBI MSNBC CNN DanRather

It's a horse sh*t impeachment. I hate Trump but this is f*cked.

If attacking the Capitol and killing policemen isn't impeachable these fools are lost.

If you were smart, you would see that some of the leadership may be at odds with trump but not the people.

SenateGOP can either break with Trump and stand with country, freedom and democracy or they can stand for the malice & failure of Trump and have that tethered to them forever. Their choice. I hope they choose wisely but I have my doubts given the bad choices they made thus far.

Bone Spur will be acquitted by Senate. McReaper will vote no; this was feint to make himself look “responsible”. Might agree to provisions in 14th Amendment re: preventing him from being able to run again. If Dems grow brain; they’ll hold off-let GA & NY move on doing job 4 them

While all these politicians sit in their chambers, they should all realize that during this past protests the amount of American veterans and law enforcement that were among those protesters! They do out number our military! Our military will not fight their brothers and sisters

ImpeachandRemove

This must forever be the Democrats’ message going forward: Republicans were complicit in torturing children; killing Americans; and, inciting insurrection against the United States.

I wonder if they are protecting their democrat colleagues from having the same standard applied to their behavior in recent years.

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Senate Republicans become a minority at 12:01PM Jan. 20th.

mcconnell graham cruz should be on trial as well. hopefully they will be soon. traitors the lot of them

Apparently, some many Republicans have forgotten what American Democracy is all about, or they’re just cowards. So many by on both sides have twisted its ideology that we can’t even pursue law, justice, & rights.

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One reason is the mistake the KennedyPresidentialLibrary awarded Ford the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Ford should never have been awarded for pardoning Nixon This is how Republicans like Barr work to Clean up after the GOP messes FordWasWrong

ArnabGoswami Palwama FalseFlag Operation by narendramodi And kill his own soldiers. NarendraModi Is a terorrist .

hard to believe that these cowards continue to back a fellow coward with a 29% approval rating? what does he have over them? Russian money secrets? what?

What kind of leadership do these people need, for f---'s sake! What about a personal sense of integrity and morals? An ability to know the difference between right and wrong? This shouldn't be political and there is nothing to qualify. Impeach.

Romney for president 2024!!!! Let's take the republican party back from the kkk's, white supremacists and low education mob!

Washington is evil and broken.

Do they seriously want him to return in four years? Wouldn’t they be better off to cut ties with him now, while they have a chance? Surely, they can come up with a real republican to run in 2024.

They’ve defined patriotism as loyalty to trump

Quiet reflection, it is probably better decided individually, each must stand by their decision . There is more than enough info out there plus their knowns to decide. Just a couple days to go. Then a fresh start by Biden ?

Show the video of them screaming at Capitol police “The President invited us!” during the senate impeachment trial please!

They are chicken shit with no spine. What happened should absolutely be condemned. It’s a no brainer

That’s a lot of words for “cowardice”

What the hell are the Rs thinking?! If not THIS, then when? Ffs

Loyalty to the Constitution of the United States; fidelity to the Oath one takes, should be enough moral force to guide your actions. It is clear what Trump wanted. He wanted to rule, despite losing the election, and there really is only one morally and legally right path.

This isn't a partisan issue. It's a moral and American one. Do we or don't we condemn terrorism? It's really that simple.

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Totally agree! Is still hard to imagine that they won’t vote to impeach after 4 years of this lunacy and then Jan 6th. They were complicit yet we know they have the balls to finish him!!! GOPTraitorsToDemocracy

Last chance senrobportman... better get your shit together, sparky.

Another reason why parties do not further democracy instead they divert the loyalties of politicians from the country to the party.

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