FOX: Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins, a key swing vote in President Trump’s impeachment trial, announced Tuesday she would vote to acquit on both articles of impeachment — noting that Democrats’ “abuse of power” charge “did not even attempt” to allege that Trump had committed a crime, and instead constituted a “difficult-to-define, non-criminal act.”
Even as she criticized Trump’s behavior as “flawed,” Collins further slammed House Democrats for delaying transmitting the articles of impeachment to the Senate for more than a month, saying the stalling and posturing undercut their arguments that the president was an imminent threat.
Last week, along with Utah GOP Sen. Mitt Romney, Collins had broken ranks with her fellow Republicans to vote in favor of additional witnesses in the Senate trial. Trump, who is now set to be overwhelmingly acquitted by the Senate on Wednesday, will deliver the annual State of the Union address before Congress Tuesday night amid record-high approval ratings.
Collins began her remarks on the Senate floor by observing the increasingly partisan nature of the impeachment process.
“For more than 200 years after our Constitution was adopted, only one president faced an impeachment trial before the United States Senate — that was Andrew Johnson in 1868,” she said. “But now, we are concluding our second impeachment trial in just 21 years.” read more
All eyes are on you, Mitt. No pressure, though. Whatever you can live with, fella. I would advise against any showy “thumbs-up” if you vote to impeach.
Pierre Delecto disappointed
GREAT!
Now she can slink back into the shadows until the next big chance at stardom presents itself.
Bitch!!!
Would be happy to trade her for Manchin.
Hurry up and have the vote. She’s apt to change her mind if she starts getting nasty phone calls.
@D_B_F ~ I’ll wait until the vote tomorrow …. then we’ll see
P.S. I hope a lot of d’Rats vote w/ Collins
How in the world is Manchin still a Senator in W. Virginia?
Mind boggling. Do better Republicans!
Will say this about Manchin…he is 100 percent pro gun and 2nd amendment. He also voted to co firm Justice Kav.
That’s why he keeps winning in a solid red state like WV.
Any fuckterd in Congress, is more of an imminent threat.
Manchin is such a pro 2A Dhimmicrat that he can totally get away with shooting a bill posted to a tree using a rifle, all during the height of the Palin “controversy” of targets on maps.