45 Republican senators including Mitch McConnell vote that Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is unconstitutional because he is no longer in office - in sign they will vote to acquit
- A majority of Republicans voted Tuesday that Donald Trump’s second impeachment is unconstitutional
- It’s a sign the former president will likely be acquitted in his upcoming trial
- Republican Senator Rand Paul forced the Senate to vote on the matter
- Paul argued that trying a former president would violate the U.S. Constitution
- ’I think it’ll be enough to show that, you know, more than a third of the Senate thinks that the whole proceeding is unconstitutional, which will show that ultimately they don’t have the votes to do an impeachment,’ Paul said
- 45 Republicans voted trial was unconstitutional
- Paul said the vote meant 'the impeachment trial is dead on arrival’
- ’It’s one of the few times in Washington where a loss is actually a victory,’ he said
- Also, the 100 senators were sworn in as Trump’s jury
- The trial is expected to begin on Feb. 9 but the article of impeachment was delivered to the Senate Monday evening