Senator Rand Paul made a motion that would have required the chamber to vote on whether Trump s trial in February violates the US Constitution
Forty-five Senate Republicans backed a failed effort on Tuesday to halt US ex-president Donald Trump s impeachment trial, in a sign of party unity and the former president s continued sway over the GOP.
It also makes clear a conviction of Trump for incitement of insurrection after the deadly Capitol siege on January 6 is unlikely.
Republican Senator Rand Paul made a motion on the Senate floor that would have required the chamber to vote on whether Trump s trial in February violates the US Constitution. The Democratic-led Senate blocked the motion in a 55-45 vote.
Forty-five Senate Republicans backed a failed effort on Tuesday to halt former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, in a show of party unity that some cited as a clear sign he will not be convicted of inciting insurrection at the Capitol.
The US Senate voted 55-45 on Tuesday to block a Republican effort to upend plans for former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial on a charge that he incited the deadly Jan. 6 assault on the US Capitol.