Feb 14, 2021
5 min read
Notes on the Impeachment Trial
57 Senators voted to convict Trump. It was probably the best possible outcome we could have asked for. Certainly, it was a bigger number than I was expecting. But despite all of this it was unsatisfying, especially after the witnesses debacle closed the trial on such a sour note. At the end of the day, 43 Senators voted to acquit a man who sent a mob to kill them and their colleagues, because apparently, they value white supremacy even…
