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Each senator will have to decide, based on his
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or her own conscience, how they should vote. Already some Republicans, like Lindsey Graham, have said their minds are made up and they will vote to acquit the president. Many Democrats have made clear that they view the evidence
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presented in the House as grounds for Trump's removal. Whether they're doing so because of political allegiance or because they've reached their
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own independent conclusion only they know for sure. In the end, they will all have to justify their decision to voters if they hope to be re-elected to office. That, then, is the final - and perhaps only - accountability the US system of government provides. How can Mitch McConnell possibly be impartial given his statement about
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acting in total coordination with the President's team? - Rolf Rees, Australia The answer is that Mitch McConnell isn't going to act impartially. He's the Republican Senate majority leader, and he's going to
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act in a way that benefits the Republican majority. Such is the nature of the political impeachment process. If there's one thing
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McConnell has demonstrated time and again, it's that he's a savvy political player who is willing and able to use the powers of the Senate to advance his goals. In this case, his desire is probably to have a smooth Senate trial that ends with the president's acquittal - an outcome that is more or less a foregone conclusion given the Republican majority in the chamber. In the interests of respecting precedent and satisfying public demand, he will endorse a process that he can defend as fair. But fairness is only part of his equation. Oh, and Donald Trump's defenders have
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asserted that the Democrats running the House of Representatives didn't conduct their side of the process in an impartial fashion, either.