{"id":122771,"date":"2021-02-09T14:30:34","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T19:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=122771"},"modified":"2021-02-09T21:58:09","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T02:58:09","slug":"six-gop-senators-vote-second-trump-impeachment-trial-is-constitutional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/six-gop-senators-vote-second-trump-impeachment-trial-is-constitutional\/","title":{"rendered":"Six GOP senators vote second Trump impeachment trial is constitutional"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsix-gop-senators-vote-second-trump-impeachment-trial-is-constitutional%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=122771&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2369729\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2369729\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2369729 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AP21041020118420-655x437.jpg\" alt width=\"655\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2369729\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sen. Bill Cassidy spoke with reporters as he left the U.S. Capitol after the first day of President Trump\u2019s second impeachment trial in the Senate, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, in Washington. (Chip Somodevilla\/Pool via AP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 7:00 PM PT \u2013 Tuesday, February 9, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Six GOP senators sided with the Democrats to vote in favor of the second impeachment trial. In a 56-44 vote on Tuesday, the upper chamber passed the resolution saying the trial is constitutional.<\/p>\n<p>The dissenting Republicans included Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and Sen. Ben Sasse (Neb.).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Republicans who voted with Democrats:<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Cassidy-LA<br \/>Sen. Collins-ME<br \/>Sen. Murkowski-AK<br \/>Sen. Romney-UT<br \/>Sen. Sasse-NE<br \/>Sen. Toomey-PA<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jennifer Franco (@jennfranconews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jennfranconews\/status\/1359266046557843458?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>All previously voted with Democrats on Sen. Rand Paul\u2019s (R-Ky.) resolution to determine the trial unconstitutional.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) was the only Republican to flip from that previous vote. He said he switched based on the arguments which were presented to him.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PyrD9AtGge\">pic.twitter.com\/PyrD9AtGge<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (@SenBillCassidy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenBillCassidy\/status\/1359272741757739008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cSo if you have an impartial juror, and I\u2019m trying to make a decision based upon the facts as presented on this issue, then the House managers did a much better job,\u201d Cassidy stated.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate impeachment trial is now set to reconvene at noon local time on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/ayatollah-regime-demands-biden-restore-failed-nuclear-deal\/\">Ayatollah Regime Demands Biden Restore Failed Nuclear Deal<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. 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