A Republican senator explained why he changed his voice in the impeachment of Donald Trump

The Democratic Party, which promotes the impeachment of former President Donald Trump, is far from being sentenced in the Senate, but next Tuesday, at the formal start of the impeachment, got another Republican congressman to join the vote who decided whether the trial is constitutional, after a commented argument from the former president’s lawyer.

The mood of Bill Cassidy it was the only novelty of the previous vote, when Republicans had tried to scrap the process. So he joined the other five “moderate” congressmen who had already voted in line with the 50 Democratic senators: Ben Sasse, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Mitt Romney and Pat Toomey.

The day served as a thermometer of the environment in the Senate and reflected the scant chances of a conviction against Trump, as 67 votes are needed. That is, to convince 17 Republicans.

Regardless, Cassidy explained that she had changed her voice because of Donald Trump’s strange presentation of Donald Trump’s defense. “It was disorganized, randomCassidy commented on the accusation. “They talked about many things, but did not talk about the topic in question, Is it constitutional to challenge a president who has left office? Instead, he praised those in charge of the House of Representatives who take on the role of prosecutors: “They made a convincing and convincing case, and the president’s team didn’t. “.

Cassidy said at one point that, while one of Trump’s attorneys was speaking, he leaned forward to ask Senator Ted Cruz (Republican of Texas) if he was missing anything, amid the great confusion of the arguments presented.

“If I’m there as an impartial jury and affirm my oath to uphold the United States Constitution, and one side is arguing, and the other is doing all but the argument, and then be calm, then I explain that to voteCassidy added. “I’ve always said that I approach this as an impartial jury.”

Lawyer Bruce Castor, representing Trump along with attorney David Schoen, delivered a speech on the first day of the impeachment that included startling praise for Democratic prosecutors, arguing that the presentation of the case was “well done.”

Disrupted by what he described as an ‘excellent’ exhibition, He acknowledged that the defense had forced him to change his strategy regarding what he intended to present during the session.

Aware that Democrats do not have the votes to condemn Trump at the end of Tuesday’s trial, Castor made a disorderly and sometimes disjointed accusation, as if he knew what he could say would not affect the outcome of the trial.

Sources close to Trump leaked that to the press Castor’s goal was to ‘lower the temperature’ after Jamie Raskin’s powerful speech, But what the lawyer played in was a seemingly aimless wandering, in which he mixed praise for the senators with strange and loose references. “United States senators are extraordinary people in a technical sense,” Castor said at the beginning of his 48-minute speech.

Castor’s name had become a trend on Twitter by the time his partner David Schoen took over.

According to the CNN chain, which cites sources close to the former president, Trump “almost screamed as Castor” defended his case. But while the former president hated the initial performance of his defense team, his staff remained confident that his action was aimed at getting his acquittal.

Other senators who are staunch Trump allies also criticized Castor. ‘I’ve seen a lot of lawyers and a lot of arguments, but the Castor thing isn’t the best I’ve seen. He just wandered over and over and didn’t get into the discussion, ”said John Cornyn. In turn, when asked about the matter, Ted Cruz was silent for a few seconds and replied with a smile, “I don’t think the lawyers have done the most efficient work. I let others write the notes ”.

Trump’s lawyers have only been working on the case for a few weeks, as Trump fired his former team for disagreeing on the strategy. The Republican pushed for theories of an alleged fraud, despite the fact that the accusation is not about the election, but about inciting violence in the January 6 attack on the Capitol.

The impeachment trial will resume next Wednesday at 12:00 (local time, 17 GMT), when the substantive arguments of the “accusers” of the “impeachment” begin, who have divided up to 16 hours into two sessions to present their case, before the defense’s turn.

Two sources close to Trump cited by CNN assure that the former president, the only president to face two resignations in US history, will not go public until the end of the trial. appear, though he speaks to his advisers about how to resurface and help Republicans in the next election, the midterm.

(With information from EFE)

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