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Plus, former President Donald Trump is expected to push false claims during his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference this weekend.J. Scott Applewhite/AP
The Republican Party is both less divided and more divided than it seems at the moment and not in ways that glide along the easiest political paths.
On the question of former President Donald Trump, the GOP is less divided than a colorful House leadership news conference might make it seem. The party still belongs primarily to Trump, as the CPAC gathering that begins Thursday in Florida will demonstrate.
After leaving in disgrace following his impeachment for inciting a mob attack on the U.S. Capitol, the former president wants to consolidate his hold on .
APA Members of Congress Respond to Trump Acquittal
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WASHINGTON Former President Donald Trump, facing his second impeachment trial in the Senate, was acquitted Saturday on the charge of fomenting the Jan. 6 mob attack on the Capitol.
Although a majority of senators, 57 all of the Democrats and seven Republicans voted to convict, it was 10 short of the two-thirds majority required for conviction.
Following are comments from Asian Pacific American members of Congress.
Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii): “The House managers made their case. Donald Trump incited a violent insurrection and sent a murderous mob to lay siege to the U.S. Capitol. We were all there. Everyone saw and heard what happened. Sad and shameful that only seven GOP senators had the courage to do the right thing.”