No senator appears to be struggling with the impeachment trial as much as Bill Cassidy, who switched his vote Tuesday and declared the impeachment trial is constitutional politico.com/newsletters/pl…
Cassidy has been seen spending much of the trial furiously taking notes, pacing in the back of the room while listening to the managers, or sighing loudly in clear distress politico.com/newsletters/pl…
During the trial, Cassidy often shakes his head in dismay at video clips, or crosses his arms, clearly perturbed by what he is witnessing politico.com/newsletters/pl…
“I took an oath to uphold the Constitution,” Cassidy told the Hill pool last night. “A constitutional conservative takes that oath seriously. So, if I’m here to uphold the Constitution, I’m upholding it. I’m doing my job.”
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But Cassidy is a GOP outlier. Several Senate Republicans signaled last night that the managers’ presentation wouldn’t cause them to convict. politico.com/newsletters/pl…
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