Mitch McConnell joins Rand Paul in vote that casts doubt on Trump impeachment conviction – By Morgan Watkins (Louisville Courier Journal) / January 26 2021
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell joined Sen. Rand Paul in a Tuesday vote challenging the constitutionality of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial.
Paul, R-Ky., forced the vote, but his motion was struck down.
However, McConnell and most other Republican senators sided with Paul on the vote, signaling they see the trial as unconstitutional and casting doubt on the likelihood there will be enough votes to convict Trump.
“This impeachment is nothing more than a partisan exercise designed to further divide the country,” said Paul, who falsely claimed last month the presidential election “in many ways was stolen.”
The U.S. House of Representatives recently impeached Trump, charging him with inciting an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
