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U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said that he would vote against two articles of impeachment against Trump.

Cassidy blamed the House of Representatives, arguing that the chamber developed a poor case against Trump that sacrificed “thoroughness for political timing.” Cassidy argued the Framers meant for impeachment to happen only when a crime approached levels as severe as treason or bribery.

“The allegation against President Trump was not proven beyond a reasonable doubt, and it does not meet that high threshold. I shall vote against Article 1,” Cassidy said. Cassidy added that the second charge, obstruction of congress, should have been resolved through the judicial system before being added to impeachment.

Cassidy joined Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell who slammed the drive to impeach the president as “the most rushed, least fair and least thorough” in history.
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