Senators swore in the jury on Tuesday over the ousting of former President Trump, as the Senate voted 55 to 45 to end the debate on Sen. Rand Paul’s lawsuit, arguing that the ousting trial is unconstitutional now that Trump is out of office.
Quick facts
- Trump was indicted by the House earlier this month for “inciting insurrection” after a mob committed a deadly violation of the U.S. Capitol on January 6 after a Trump rally
- Republican Sen. Susan Collins, Maine, Lisa Murkowski, Alaska, Ben Sasse, Neb, and Pat Toomey, The Netherlands, and Mitt Romney, Utah, voted with Democrats to end debate over Senator Rand’s point of order. Paul who argued an indictment of a former president is unconstitutional
Five GOP senators voted not to dismiss President Trump’s indictment: Susan Collins, Maine, Lisa Murkowski, Alaska, Ben Sasse, Neb, and Pat Toomey, Pa, and Mitt Romney, Utah. They voted with all 50 Democratic senators to raise the issue of order.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has indicated he has an open mind about whether Trump should be convicted, voted against ending the debate.
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