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On the heels of his vote to convict former President Donald Trump and calls across the state to censure him, GOP Senator Ben Sasse is standing firm and announcing he's not moving from Nebraska.
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) in a new interview said he didn't think the Jan. 6 Capitol riot seemed like "an armed insurrection" and praised former President Trump's Senate impeachment trial attorneys following his acquittal.
>> this is an additional, critical piece of corroborating evidence. >> reporter: details of a heated call between house republican leader kevin mccarthy and trump as the riot was unfolding. all of it according to congresswoman jamie herrera beutler. mccarthy pleading with trump to tell his supporters to stand down. the former president telling mccarthy, "well, i guess these people are just more angry about the election and upset than you are." but as trump moves forward, he will be doing it without the support of senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. though he voted to acquit, he had this wa...
Although Trump's acquittal by the Senate was a near certainty, the verdict must have come as a relief to the former president
Updated: 11:24 PM EST Feb 13, 2021 On Saturday, the U.S. Senate voted to acquit former President Donald J. Trump of "incitement of insurrection."Although he was acquitted, this was the largest number of senators from the same political party to ever vote a president guilty an impeachment charge.Among the Republicans who voted to find Trump guilty were:Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina.Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana.Sen. Susan Collins of Maine.Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah.Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska.Sen. Patrick Toomey of Pennsylvania.Sen. Toomey has releas...