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Sen. Joni Ernst, a Republican from Iowa, called the trial “robust” and at times “rancorous.” She said that “some days I left here feeling angry” after the trial but on other days she left “hopeful.”

Ernst said senators “had one job,” which was to “decide based on the evidence” if Trump committed an “impeachable offense. I will vote against both articles of impeachment,” she said. She concluded that she “prays” that presidential impeachments “will not become the norm.” Americans “deserve better than this,” she said.
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Sen. Joni Ernst's speech in Senate Trump impeachment trial (Feb 4, 2020) https://t.co/jxYWogXjJS

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