Trial Authorization Vote Signals That Senate Will Acquit Trump

Trial Authorization Vote Signals That Senate Will Acquit Trump
President Donald Trump addresses a campaign rally on the eve of the run-off election to decide both of Georgia's Senate seats in Dalton, Ga., on Jan. 4, 2021. Leah Millis/Reuters
Ivan Pentchoukov
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Forty-four Republicans voted against proceeding with the trial against former President Donald Trump, the clearest signal yet that the Senate will ultimately acquit the president of the impeachment charge against him for a second time.

Three Republican senators signaled on Tuesday that the vote is a barometer for how many senators will vote to acquit the president when the trial is over.

Ivan Pentchoukov
Ivan Pentchoukov
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Ivan is the national editor of The Epoch Times. He has reported for The Epoch Times on a variety of topics since 2011.
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