Senator Bill Cassidy (R) - Louisiana
A final removal vote in the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump is set for tomorrow, and Senator Bill Cassidy says he will vote against removing the Commander in Chief.
The vote is expected to split along party lines, and Cassidy says that’s evidence the whole process was a partisan exercise.
“to remove a President the crime must reach a high threshold of severity, the allegation against President Trump was not proven beyond a reasonable doubt, and it does not meet that high threshold, I shall vote against Article One,” said Cassidy.
Polls show a near dead even split on public opinion related to impeachment and removal, and Cassidy says you can’t undo an election without a strong consensus.
“Impeachment negates an election in which Americans choose their leader. If substantial numbers of Americans disagree with removing the President, removal damages civic society,” said Cassidy.
Cassidy ended his comments by quoting then-Congressman, and now Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer’s 1998 Clinton impeachment speech.
“I suspect history will show that we have lowered the bar on impeachment so much, my fear is when a Republican wins the White House, Democrats will demand payback. Mr. Schumer was a prophet,” says Cassidy.
Democrats allege the President used military aide pressure Ukraine into investigating his political rival, Joe Biden.
