Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large On a conference call with her fellow House Republicans on Monday night in advance of Wednesday s expected vote on impeaching President.
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Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wis.), the No. 3 House Republican, and four other GOP members opened the door for Republicans Tuesday night after they joined Democrats’ push to impeach President Donald Trump.
And Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is not only telling associates he believes Trump committed impeachable offenses, but he is also signaling that he might cast his vote to convict Trump as well. The Senate could punish Trump by barring him from running for public office ever again.
Rep. Liz Cheney faces a career-defining moment that threatens her meteoric political ascent after revealing she will vote to impeach President Trump on charges of inciting grassroots supporters to storm the United States Capitol as part of a brazen attempt to overturn the 2020 election.
Rep. Dan Newhouse became the sixth Republican to say that they will vote to impeach President Trump on Wednesday afternoon as debate raged in the House over an impeachment article accusing the president of inciting an insurrection.