Sen. Bill Cassidy
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“I said I would be an impartial judge. Anyone who heard these arguments – the House’s administrators were focused. They were organized. They were based on both precedents, the constitution and law scholars. They came up with a compelling reason. The team of President Trump was disorganized, “he said.
Cassidy voted on Tuesday with all Democrats and five other Republicans to say it was constitutional to hold the trial, the first for a president already out of office.
Unlike the other five, Cassidy’s vote immediately came to attention because he supported an effort by the senator at the end of last month. Rand Paul
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Cassidy was one of the Republican senators to criticize Trump’s legal team presentation on Tuesday, which was considered “out of focus” and difficult to follow.
“They did everything they could, except to talk about the issue at hand, and when they talked about it, they kind of slid over it, almost as if they were ashamed of their arguments. Now, I’m an impartial judge and one side is doing a great job, and the other side is doing a terrible job on the issue at hand. As an impartial judge, I’m going to vote for the side that did the good job, “said Cassidy.
Asked why he thought the Trump team did a bad job, Cassidy replied, “Did you hear?”
“It speaks for itself. It was disorganized, random, it had nothing – they talked about a lot of things, but they didn’t talk about the issue at hand,” said Cassidy.
Cassidy noted that at one point he bowed to the senator. Ted Cruz
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“He said, ‘Not now,'” said Cassidy. “I’m thinking that maybe something is missing.”
Cassidy emphasized that Tuesday’s vote does not mean that he would vote to condemn Trump for an impeachment article.
“We haven’t heard that yet,” said Cassidy.
Cassidy’s vote did not pass without prior notice from Republicans.
“I didn’t speak to him, but I can say that a lot of people at home are calling me about it now,” he told reporters.