Topline Former President Donald Trump is out of office, but some Senate Republicans are coming out in force to defend the 45th president, cautioning any colleague who votes to convict him in his Senate impeachment trial that they will face consequences—even the most powerful GOP lawmaker in Congress. Chairman Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., takes his seat during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing … [+] on Breaking the News: Censorship, Suppression, and the 2020 Election on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Key Facts No GOP senator has said definitively they will vote to convict Trump, though several seem open to the idea, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who recently argued the 45th president “provoked” the rioters who stormed the Capitol on January 6. Privately, McConnell has yet to indicate how he will vote, and he is not attempting to swing GOP lawmakers in either direction, according to Punchbowl News. McConnell’s wavering is enough to have angered some Republicans, including Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, who told CNN Wednesday that he would not support the Kentucky senator as GOP leader if he voted to convict Trump. In an interview with Fox News Wednesday, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said McConnell was wrong when he blamed Trump for the riot, and warned any Republican who tried to “erase” the 45th president from the… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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