Sen John Kennedy (R)
Impeachment comes to an end as the Senate votes to acquit President Donald Trump in a nearly party-line not guilty vote on both articles of impeachment. In charge one, abuse of power, 52 Senators voted not guilty, 48 Senators voted guilty. In charge two, obstruction of justice, 53 Senators voted not guilty and 47 voted guilty.
Both Louisiana Senators Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy voting against removal. Kennedy gave the reasoning for his acquittal vote, attacking House Democrats impeachment proceedings as a partisan exercise.
“My friends, the House Democrats, say the President is out of control. What they really mean is the President is out of their control,” said Kennedy.
Kennedy attacked the House’s impeachment proceedings, saying Democrats did not give the President a fair shake and broke procedurals norms to push an impeachment vote.
“The House Democrat’s impeachment is also flawed because it is a partisan impeachment, it’s genesis is partisan rage,” said Kennedy.
The House impeachment vote was a mostly party-line, with three Democrats voting against and no Republicans voting for.
The Senator believes impeachment was a Democrat plot thought out long before any allegations of wrongdoing involving Ukraine surfaced.
“Speaker Pelosi and the house democratic leadership decided before they even began to give President Trump a fair and impartial firing squad,” said Kennedy.
Democrats allege the President threatened to withhold military aid to Ukraine unless the country investigated Joe Biden’s son’s business dealings in the country.
