Report: China Pawn McConnell not urging GOP to clear Trump in impeachment, says to vote their conscience

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has told Republicans to vote their conscience when deciding on former President Donald Trump’s fate following an unprecedented second impeachment trial, according to a report Tuesday.

Citing three anonymous sources, Bloomberg Politics reported that the Kentucky Republican, who voted to declare the trial unconstitutional, allegedly told his caucus that even if they also disputed the constitutionality of impeaching a president who has already left office, they could nevertheless vote to convict Trump anyway.

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In addition, McConnell hinted that he has yet to make up his own mind regarding Trump’s fate, two sources told Bloomberg.

By comparison, ahead of last year’s impeachment trial of Trump, McConnell made it clear he had no intention of voting to convict.

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The first vote on Tuesday after the Senate trial got underway was to determine whether the chamber even has the constitutional authority to continue the impeachment process since Trump is no longer in office; 56 senators, including six Republicans, voted that the Senate does have the authority, though there is nothing in the Constitution outlining or authorizing a post-presidency impeachment trial.

Nevertheless, 67 votes are needed to convict, so that means 11 more Republicans would have to join with the 56 who voted to claim the trial was constitutional. That’s a high bar and it strongly suggests that the former president won’t be...

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