Senator Jon Tester said on Thursday that his colleagues should take seriously the case presented by the House’s impeachment administrators at the second trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate, after reports circulated that some Republicans were inattentive during the proceedings. .
In an interview on CNN, Tester (D-Mont.) Was asked about the behavior reported by those GOP lawmakers, which included Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) Doodling and Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) Scouring papers with your feet up in the Senate gallery.
“I think we have a solemn obligation to do what the Constitution says. And I think paying attention is a big part of that, whether it’s an impeachment process or another,” said Tester. “I will not make any judgments about these people. But the truth is that this is a very dark and important event, and we need to treat it as such.”