Impeaching a private citizen is unconstitutional. This unconstitutional act is made worse by having a partisan Democrat preside over the trial instead of the Chief Justice
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After a compelling speech by Sen. Rand Paul presenting the unconstitutionality of impeaching a former president, 45 Republican senators voted against holding an impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump.
The Senate voted 55–45 to table Paul’s point of order, meaning that the impeachment trial will go forward. Republican Sens. Mitt Romney, Ben Sasse, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and Pat Toomey voted with Democrats to reject Paul’s order, suggesting the five senators will vote to convict Trump. Romney was the only Republican senator to vote to convict Trump during his first impeachment trial in early 2020.