Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) is working to get support to avoid an impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump but the body’s top Democrat said in a message Wednesday that a trial will definitely take place. Tuesday’s vote on a point of order declaring the trial unconstitutional because Trump is no longer in office drew support from 45 Republicans, showing clearly the difficulty Democrats would have in trying to convince 17 to join them to vote to convict the former president. Kaine said the vote “was completely clarifying that we’re not going to get near 67 votes.” “To do a trial knowing you’ll get 55 votes at the max seems to me to be not the right prioritization of our time right now,” he added, telling reporters at the Capitol that he’s trying to drum up support for a bipartisan proposal that is reportedly a censure “and thereby potentially avoid the trial.” …
Kaine Floats ‘Alternative’ to Trump Impeachment Trial, but Schumer Holds Firm
January 27, 2021
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