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Sen. Mitch McConnell’s speech in Senate Trump impeachment trial (Feb 5, 2020)
youtube Senate Majority Mitch McConnell’s speech was a summation of the Republican argument against impeachment since the House officially began impeachment hearings against Trump. He laced into his Democratic colleagues ahead of a likely acquittal vote, framing the impeachment inquiry …
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Sen. Lindsey Graham’s speech in Senate Trump impeachment trial (Feb 5, 2020)
youtube Sen. Lindsey Graham denounced the entire impeachment process during a floor speech near the conclusion of the Senate trial, saying the process has been a “disgusting… sham” that will cause long-term damage to the office of the presidency. Graham …
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Sen. Mitt Romney’s emotional explanation of his vote to convict Trump (Feb 5, 2020)
youtube Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) shocked his fellow Republican senators with a dramatic floor speech announcing he would vote to convict President Trump on the impeachment charge of abuse of power. Romney announced his decision before the Senate voted to …
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Sen. David Perdue’s speech in Senate Trump impeachment trial (Feb 4, 2020)
youtube U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA) today spoke on the Senate floor to highlight the illegitimacy of the U.S. House of Representatives’ impeachment articles and urge his colleagues to vote to acquit President Trump. Highlights: Democrats’ True Motive: “This current …
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Sen. Pat Roberts’s speech in Senate Trump impeachment trial (Feb 4, 2020)
youtube U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) delivered remarks on the Senate floor announcing his intent to acquit President Trump of both articles of impeachment in the Senate trial: “I will vote for acquittal,” said Sen. Roberts. “The prosecution did not …
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Sen. Ted Cruz’s speech in Senate Trump impeachment trial (Feb 4, 2020)
youtube Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, railing against a “partisan affair,” said that acquittal of President Donald Trump is the “right thing to do” after House impeachment managers “failed to demonstrate” that the president committed high crimes and misdemeanors. He said: …
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Sen. John Hoeven’s speech in Senate Trump impeachment trial (Feb 4, 2020)
youtube Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) said in a short speech that because the American people have seen the rough transcript of Trump’s call with the president of Ukraine and because President Zelensky has said that he didn’t feel pressured by …
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Sen. Rand Paul’s speech in Senate Trump impeachment trial (Feb 4, 2020)
youtube Randal Howard Paul, a Republican United States Senator from Kentucky, read aloud the name of the alleged whistleblower who first raised alarms about President Donald Trump’s conduct toward Ukraine. And most Republicans didn’t seem to care. After being denied …
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Sen. Deb Fischer’s speech in Senate Trump impeachment trial (Feb 4, 2020)
youtube Debra Lynelle Strobel Fischer, an American politician serving as the senior United States Senator from Nebraska, said: “After two weeks of trial arguments, I do not believe the House managers made a compelling case that President Donald J. Trump …
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Sen. Shelley Moore Capito’s speech in Senate Trump impeachment trial (Feb 4, 2020)
youtube Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, a Republican from West Virginia, said she will vote to acquit the President. Capito said that the Founding Fathers did not want impeachment to be used as a “blunt partisan instrument.” She said she has …