Sen. Jon Tester said Thursday that his colleagues should take seriously the case put forward by the House Prosecutors in former President Donald Trump’s second trial by the Senate, after reports spread that some Republicans were inattentive during the proceedings.
In an interview on CNN, Tester (D-Mont.) Was asked about the reported behavior by GOP lawmakers, which includes Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) Doodling and Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) Piercing papers with his feet up in the Senate Gallery.
“I think we have a serious duty to do what the Constitution says. And I think attention is a big part of it, whether it’s a process of accusation or otherwise,” Tester said. “I will not judge the people. But the truth is that it is a very gloomy and important event, and we must regard it as such. ‘