Senate Republicans said on Thursday they did not want to President Trump
Donald Trump Pelosi pressures Newsom to choose Schiff for the next California AG: report The Palm Beach city attorney says Trump must be able to live on the Mar-a-Lago Trump heliport in Mar-a-Lago to be demolished soon MORE to testify as part of a second impeachment trial after the House’s impeachment administrators formally asked the former president to testify under oath next week.
The public reaction occurs when its legal team appears to be rejecting the House’s impeachment administrators’ request, dismissing it as a “publicity stunt”.
Republican Party senators say there is no reason for Trump to testify after the House’s historic second impeachment without calling any witnesses, a move that was different from the 2019 impeachment effort.
House Democrats argued they could act more quickly this time because lawmakers experienced the January 6 attack on the Capitol first hand and witnessed Trump’s speech just before the riot, where he asked supporters to march to the Capitol building .
Sen. Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Olin GrahamHouse, Democrat, applauds Gaetz’s offer to resign and assist Trump in the trial. Republican Party warns Biden to wait until after impeachment Schumer, McConnell reaches agreement on Senate organization resolution MORE (RS.C.), a close ally of Trump who said he spoke to the former president “a few days ago”, rejected the House’s impeachment administrators’ request as a “political ploy”.
“I don’t think that would be in anyone’s interest,” he said of Trump’s testimony. “Precisely because it is just a nightmare for the country to do this, it is just a political exhibition movement to do this and they did not call it in the House.”
Sen. Ted Cruz
Rafael (Ted) Edward CruzHillicon Valley: Federal Cyber Agency Reassessing Role in Combating Electoral Disinformation | Senate panel promotes choice of Biden trade secretary | House Armed Services Panel establishes new cybersecurity panel Senate Panel advances choice of Biden Commerce Secretary by 21-3 votes The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Facebook – Democrats pave way for approval of COVID-19 relief plan Biden. (R-Texas) repeated this by telling reporters that this would amount to “party theater”.
“I think it just shows that what they are looking for is a show trial. This is all about partisanship,” said Cruz. “To coin a phrase, it’s time to move on.”
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Chuck GrassleyGarland could be stuck in Senate limbo for another several weeks DOJ, FBI pressured by the Senate Judiciary for answers about Capitol disturbances. Senate confirms Biden’s DHS choice after Republican Party delay MORE (R-Iowa) questioned why the Senate would call witnesses when the House did not.
“They expect the Senate to do its job. And we, and I don’t know why we have to put the pieces together for the House of Representatives’ inadequacy,” Grassley said.
The GOP setback comes after Rep. Jamie Raskin
Jamin (Jamie) Ben Raskin Impeachment managers say Trump’s conduct requires condemnation. The House formally sends the impeachment to the Senate, bringing Trump to trial for a riot on Capitol Hill. Inauguration parties lose their luster and glamor in 2021 MORE (D-Md.), The House’s chief impeachment manager, sent Trump a letter arguing that the former president’s defense, outlined in legal documents, denies irrefutable facts about Trump’s role in the deadly uprising of January at the Capitol.
“So you tried to put critical facts in question, despite clear and overwhelming evidence of your constitutional offense,” Raskin wrote to Trump. “In light of your challenge to these factual allegations, I am writing to invite you to testify under oath, before or during the Senate impeachment trial, regarding your conduct on January 6, 2021.”
But Trump did not testify during the first impeachment of the House or in the subsequent Senate trial, when no additional witnesses were called.
Although Republicans were furious with the president after the January 6 attack, Democrats are not expected to get the 67 votes needed to formally condemn Trump at the end of the trial.
Sen. Rand Paul
Randal (Rand) Howard PaulThe memo: It’s Trump vs. McConnell in the battle for the soul of the GOP Our nation never quite agreed on much, but it didn’t always split up Lindsey Graham comes to Liz Cheney’s defense MORE (R-Ky.), Asked about Trump’s testimony, called the trial “illegitimate” and “unconstitutional”.
“They have no votes to condemn, so I think that continues to embitter the public. It is divisive and does nothing to promote unity. I think it is a big mistake on the part of Democrats,” said Paul.
Sen. Thom Tillis
Thomas (Thom) Roland TillisEPA, Regan, appointed to the EPA, promises ‘urgency’ about climate change in confirming the GOP hearing in the Biden courts, which signals that he can move without them. (RN.C.) added that the Chamber is “doing things that they should have done when they were in the Chamber before writing the article”.
Republicans were not the only ones to distrust Trump’s testimony.
Sen. Joe Manchin
Joseph (Joe) ManchinOVERNIGHT ENERGY: Senate Committee Advances Granholm’s Appointment to Lead Energy | EPA nominee Regan promises ‘urgency’ on climate change at confirmation hearing | Omar asks Biden to block the pipeline being built in Minnesota. The Senate approves the organization resolution after the Schumer-McConnell Survey: 64% support for raising the federal minimum wage by 2025 MORE (DW.Va.) said he would leave the decision to the house managers, but “man, that would be a dog and pony show.”
Sen. Chris Coons
Chris Andrew Coons ‘The new’ American trade policy must not misinterpret the role of copyright The Coronavirus relief represents an initial test for democratic unity Biden calls on Democrats, calls for a major COVID-19 relief bill MORE (D-Del.) He added that it would be a “terrible idea”.
“Did you meet President Trump?” he asked.