Leader of the Republican Senators Mitch McConnell on Saturday announced he would vote to acquit Donald Trump, accused of "
inciting insurgency
" during the assault on Capitol Hill, in a message to his parliamentary group quoted by American media as fair before the resumption of the historic trial.
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The announcement of the influential strategist sounds the death knell for Democratic hopes of condemning the former president, since it now appears even more unlikely that 17 Republican senators will vote with the 50 Democrats for a conviction. Explaining that he believes that the Senate does not have the capacity to judge a former president in impeachment, he writes: “
In view of these conclusions, I will vote to acquit.
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