Senate Republicans said Thursday they do not want the former President Trump
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The public backlash comes as his legal team appears to be dismissing the house managers’ request and dismissing it as a “publicity stunt”.
GOP senators say there is no reason for Trump to testify after the House accused him of a historic second time without calling witnesses, a move that was different from the 2019 accusation.
House Democrats argued that they could move faster this time around because lawmakers experienced the January 6 attack on the Capitol firsthand and witnessed Trump’s speech just before the riot, where he encouraged supporters to march to the Capitol building.
Sen. Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Olin Graham House Democrat welcomes Gaetz’s offer to resign, helps Trump with trial GOP warns Biden nominees who are waiting until Schumer, McConnell, after the indictment, reaches agreement on the Senate deciding more (RS.C.), a close ally of Trump who said he spoke to the former president a few days ago, dismissed the request for the House administration’s accusation as a ‘political ploy’.
“I do not think it will be in anyone’s interest,” he said of Trump who testified. “Because it’s just a nightmare for the country to do it, it’s just a political showboat to do it and they did not mention him in the House.”
Sen. Ted Cruz
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“I think it just shows that what they’re looking for is a show trial. It’s all about bias,” Cruz said. “To coin a phrase, it’s time to move on.”
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Chuck GrassleyGarland could sit in Senate for a few more weeks, DOJ, FBI pushed through Senate Judiciary for answers to Capitol Hill riot Senate confirms Biden’s DHS choice after GOP delay MORE (R-Iowa) questions why the Senate would call witnesses if the House did not.
“They expect the Senate to do their job. And I, and I do not know why we should pick up the pieces for the inadequacy of the House of Representatives,” Grassley said.
The GOP setback comes after Rep. Jamie Raskin
Jamin (Jamie) Ben Raskin Accusation executives say Trump’s actions demand conviction House sends formal indictment to Senate, and executes Trump for riots by Capitol inauguration parties lose luster and luster in 2021 MORE (D-Md.), The general manager for the House indictment, sent Trump a letter arguing that the former president’s defense, set forth in legal orders, denies irrefutable facts about Trump’s role in the deadly uprising at 6 p.m. January at the Capitol.
“So you have tried to state critical facts, regardless of the clear and overwhelming evidence of your constitutional violation,” Raskin Trump wrote. “In light of your dispute over these factual allegations, I write to invite you to testify under oath, either before or during the Senate indictment, about your conduct on January 6, 2021.”
But Trump did not testify during the first indictment of the House or the subsequent Senate hearing when no additional witnesses were called.
Although Republicans incited the president after the January 6 attack, Democrats are not expected to get the 67 votes needed to formally convict Trump at the end of a trial.
Sen. Rand Paul
Randal (Rand) Howard Paul The memorandum: it’s Trump against McConnell in the fight for the soul of GOP. Our nation has never agreed much, but it has not always torn him apart. Lindsey Graham joins Liz Cheney’s defense MORE (R-Ky.), Asked about Trump testifying, calls the trial “illegal” and “unconstitutional.”
“They did not find the votes to be guilty, so that’s fair. I think I’m continuing to embitter the public. It’s divisive and it does not help anything to promote unity. I think it’s a big mistake of the Democrats ‘s side, “Paul said.
Sen. Thom Tillis
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Republicans were not the only ones to be careful about testifying to Trump.
Sen. Joe Manchin
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Sen. Chris Coons
Chris Andrew Coon’s ‘New’ US Trade Policy May not misunderstand the role of copyright. Coronavirus relief sets earlier test for democratic unity. Biden calls Democrats. (D-Del.) Added that it would be a ‘terrible idea’.
“Did you meet President Trump?” he asked.