Trump survives impeachment: populist flank makes ditching Republican a dilemma
Impeachment trial exposed the conundrum for GOP members struggling for soul of the party
14 February 2021 - 17:37
Donald Trump’s impeachment trial exposed the political dilemma for Republicans struggling to move past the former president, as a majority of GOP senators show they are unwilling to publicly defy him without knowing how tight a grip he still has on the party’s base.
Forty-three Republican senators voted to find Trump not guilty at the trial’s end on Saturday, enough to acquit him on the single impeachment count. A conviction would probably have prevented him from ever running again, but instead he got a reprieve that allows him to remain a presence in Republican politics for now...
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