The lawsuit of the impeachment of former U.S. President Donald Trump, Donald Trump, is accused of “inciting a revolution” for his tenure in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. , continues to drive a shield within the Republican Party.
Ten Republicans in U.S. House of Representatives Vote to Impress Trump on Jan. 13, a week after pro-Trump protesters shattered the U.S. Capitol while Congress met to determine election results President Joe Biden.
Among the Republicans who voted for impeachment was Rep. Liz Cheney, chair of the Republican conference, who has opposed internal pressure from the party to remove her from her leadership position.
Meanwhile, a number of Senate Republicans have stated their opposition to moving forward with the in-chamber trial, which is set to begin on Feb. 9, while and at least one, Senator Mitt Romney, has said that moving forward with the impeachment lawsuit is “appropriate”.
The House is expected to officially send the impeachment article to the Senate on Monday.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi holds the impeachment-named article against US President Donald J Trump [Shawn Thew/EPA]
The inter-party conflict is based on the question of whether Trump committed accessible crimes in his campaign to reverse election results and lay an egg on protesters shortly before the riots, as well as impeachment cases. to continue after the US president resigns.
“The impeachment article sent out by the House suggests inaccessible behavior,” Romney told Fox News on Sunday. “It is very clear that, over the past year or so, an attempt has been made to corrupt the United States election and not with President Biden, it was with President Trump. “
Romney said there was “a majority of legal opinion” that moving forward with the lawsuit after Trump resigned is constitutional.
Republicans are unlikely to succeed in any early vote to postpone the lawsuit, as Democrats now control a narrow majority in the 100-seat chamber, with 50 seat and Vice President Kamala Harris cast the vote without interruption.
Still, Democratic House impeachment managers, who argue for impeachment during the Senate lawsuit, will oppose an uphill battle; the Senate must get a two-thirds majority to condemn Trump.
That means 17 Republicans would have to break ranks and vote to be convicted. That conviction could lead to Trump being barred from holding a federal office in the future.
‘Stupid’
Romney ‘s statements were completely different from those of many of his colleagues in the Senate, who have begun to raise views on the issue in recent days.
In an interview on Fox News Sunday, Republican Senator Tom Cotton maintained that the lawsuit was moving forward after Trump left office illegally.
“I think a lot of Americans are going to think it’s weird that the Senate is spending its time trying to condemn a man who resigned a week ago,” said Cotton.
Republican Senator Marco Rubio, also on Fox News on Sunday, called the trial “stupid”.
“We already have a blazing fire in this country and it’s like taking a handful of gasoline and pouring it on top of the fire,” he said.
Meanwhile, Republican Senator John Cornyn, in a tweet Saturday, suggested that a move would lead to a presidential impeachment lawsuit that left the post vacant which could lead to “old Democratic President ”faces impeachment if Republicans regain control of Congress.
Some scholars argue that an impeachment lawsuit is set up after a president leaves his office illegally, while others say it is permissible as long as the proceedings begin before president resigns.
But the question of whether impeachment negotiations can start wholesale after your president leaves office is considered even more clear.
Cotton, Rubio and Cornyn join Republican Senators Mike Rounds, Lindsey Graham, John Barrasso, and Ron Johnson in publicly opposing the Trump lawsuit, which is expected to remain a political force in the coming years.
Republican to watch
However, several influential Senate Republicans have been so clear about their intentions.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has blamed the Capitol unrest at Trump’s feet, saying he “encouraged” his supporters who received “lies” with the president and people another powerful.
McConnell has not said how he would vote for a high-profile or public stance on the basis of the lawsuit.
Senate Republican Mitch McConnell has said Trump has ‘provoked the Capitol Hill riot’, but has not said how he will vote in an impeachment lawsuit [File: Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo]
Other Republican senators will be closely watched in the coming weeks, including Lisa Murkowski, who called for Trump’s resignation after the riots and later said the House the action “appropriately” in calling for it, and Susan Collins, who said Trump is “taking responsibility” for what happened.
No one has accepted public comments on the basis of the case or stated how they will vote.
Senator Ben Sasse and Pat Toomey have also said they would be open to attacking the president, but have questioned whether a Senate lawsuit would further divide the country.