Fox News, president of the GOP of the Senate, will vote to acquit former President Donald Trump in his second indictment, as the fifth day of the trial is now underway.
McConnell’s vote was closely watched as he was very critical of Trump’s role in inciting the Jan. 6 riot, and his wife – former Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao – resigned from the government in the wake of the attack that killed at least five people. killed people. , including a Capitol police officer.
In a speech on Jan. 19, McConnell, R-Ky., Said Trump had “provoked” the mob that tried to use “fear and violence” to stop Congress from electing then-elected President Biden. ‘s victory over Jan. 6.
VOTE ON TRANSMISSION CAN COME ON SATURDAY AFTER MISSIONARY TRIAL CONGREGATION AND SENATOR QUESTIONS CLOSE
“The mob was lying,” McConnell said at the time. “They were provoked by the president and other powerful people.”
McConnell warned colleagues by e-mail of his decision on Saturday morning before the Senate convened on what could be the last day of Trump’s trial for ‘inciting insurgency’.
McConnell gave an early sign of where he stood when he joined the majority of Republican senators earlier this week to vote that the trial is unconstitutional because Trump is no longer president. In that vote, only six GOP senators joined the Democrats in allowing the trial to continue.
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Conviction will always be an uphill climb, as 17 IDP senators must join all 50 Democrats to reach the threshold for super-majority. If McConnell had decided to vote for conviction, he might have brought more of his colleagues, but without his support, Trump is certainly on his way to a second acquittal.
McConnell had previously voted to acquit Trump in his first indictment a year ago in connection with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.