7 Republican senators bucked their party and voted to convict Trump at his impeachment trial. Here’s how they explained their votes – By Ledyard King &Savannah Behrmann (USA Today) / Feb 13 2021
WASHINGTON – Seven Republican senators voted to convict Donald Trump at his second impeachment trial Saturday, siding with Democrats in a major rebuke of the former president for his role in the deadly Capitol riots on Jan. 6.
Though Trump was acquitted, the 57-43 Senate vote against Trump was the most bipartisan vote for conviction of a president in history – previous presidents faced votes entirely from the opposition party.
The senators were Richard Burr of North Carolina, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Mitt Romney of Utah, Ben Sasse of Nebraska and Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania.
Here’s how they explained their vote Saturday:
