Boost for Trump as 45 Republican senators vote to dismiss impeachment

Procedural objection fails but indicates stiff challenge of persuading 17 Republicans to vote for convictionUS politics – follow liveDonald Trump’s hopes of avoiding conviction by the US Senate received a boost on Tuesday when 45 Republicans tried to dismiss his impeachment trial before it even began. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/26/trump-impeachment-republicans-senate-vote-to-dismiss #trump_impeachment_(2021) #us_senate #us_politics #us_news