Senate defeats effort to halt Trump impeachment trial, but GOP signals conviction unlikely
Posted on AllSides January 26th, 2021
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The Senate on Tuesday defeated a motion by Sen. Rand Paul to halt former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on the grounds that it is unconstitutional.
The vote was 55-45 and sent a strong signal that Trump is unlikely to be convicted. Among those voting against the trial was Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican. It would take a Senate supermajority of 67 votes to convict Trump of the impeachment charge, which means 17 Republicans would have to agree he's guilty.
Paul, a Kentucky Republican, said the trial...
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