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Sen. Joni Ernst’s speech in Senate Trump impeachment trial (Feb 4, 2020)
youtube 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 …
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Sen. Bill Cassidy’s speech in Senate Trump impeachment trial (Feb 4, 2020)
youtube 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.” …
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Sen. John Thune’s speech in Senate Trump impeachment trial (Feb 4, 2020)
youtube The trial proceedings Feb 3 and Feb 4 floor time was reserved for senators who wanted to deliver speeches on the Senate floor about the impeachment process and how they plan to vote. Senate Majority Whip John Thune said …
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Sen. Joe Manchin calls for censuring Trump in senate speech-Senate Trump impeachment trial (Feb 3, 2020)
youtube Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia argued for a different approach in the matter. “What the president did was wrong. I see no path to the 67 votes required to impeach President Trump and haven’t since this trial …
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Sen. James Inhofe’s speech in Senate Trump impeachment trial (Feb 3, 2020)
youtube James Inhofe of Oklahoma said that he will vote to acquit Trump on both articles of impeachment: “I think you know how I’m going to vote,” the Oklahoma Republican said in a speech on the Senate floor, “I’m going …
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s speech in Senate Trump impeachment trial (Feb 3, 2020)
youtube Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, considered one of the possible swing votes in the Trump impeachment trial, announced on the Senate floor Monday night that she “cannot vote to convict” Trump. Murkowski, whose comments closed out a day of …
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Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s speech in Senate Trump impeachment trial (Feb 3, 2020)
youtube Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, said House Democrats rushed the process: ““They’ve asked us to ignore how quickly they moved to impeach President Trump and to not compare their timeline to the timelines from the Nixon or Clinton impeachments,” …
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Sen. Chuck Grassley’s speech in Senate Trump impeachment trial (Feb 3, 2020)
youtube In an address on the Senate floor, Grassley criticized the House’s flawed process and evolving arguments, and expressed the importance of respecting precedent. Removing a president for legal actions based on a flawed and partisan process, especially in the …
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Pat Cipollone’s closing arguments in Senate Trump impeachment trial (Feb 3, 2020)
youtube White House counsel Pat Cipollone first expressed gratitude to the Chief Justice, the Senate leaders and senators on both sides of the aisle, as well as his defense team. Cipollone asks the Senators to have confidence in the American …
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Jay Sekulow’s closing arguments in Senate Trump impeachment trial (Feb 3, 2020)
youtube Sekulow says he wants to emphasize that both articles fail to allege impeachable offenses and must fail. He said that the partisan impeachment process that should never happen again. He said the push for impeachment came from the president’s …