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Ron Johnson, Mitt Romney reportedly got into a heated argument after the vote on witnesses
When the Senate floor turned into a state of confusion after the surprise vote to hear witnesses in the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) Reportedly got into a heated argument with his GOP colleague Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah), who joined the Democrats in the 55-45 count along with four other Republicans. They went back and forth with Sullivan in the middle. I heard Johnson say to Romney, “Blame you.” The votes certainly went up. “- Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) February 13, 2021 Johnson, like most of the others, apparently believed the vote would go the other way, ending the trial soon on Saturday. But Democrats became more interested in hearing from witnesses following more details of a phone call between Trump and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) midway through the January 6 Capitol riot and shortly after the Senate met on Saturday morning, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md .), A House Impeachment Manager, that he and the other executives wanted to hear from Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.), Who described McCarthy’s repeat of the call. Trump was and still is on the road to acquittal because it It remains unlikely that Republicans will be influenced by witnesses to reach the two-thirds majority required for conviction, it was reported earlier Saturday that Senate Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who at least publicly on the fence, had told colleagues in an email that he was willing to vote for acquittal. It doesn’t seem like that will change, as his reasoning was based on Trump’s already absent rather than anything about Trump’s alleged role, or lack thereof, on Jan. 6. Other lawmakers are expected to continue with the same rationale. More stories from theweek.com Future presidents will recall Trump’s impunity Trump is acquitted, but Senate condemns itself 7 devastatingly funny cartoons about Republicans’ cowardice