Sen. Susan Collins Announces She Will Vote to Acquit Trump
Written by SOURCE on February 4, 2020
Sen. Susan Collins has confirmed she will vote to acquit President Donald Trump on both articles of impeachment.
The Republican lawmaker from Maine explained her decision while on the Senate floor Tuesday, stating she believed POTUS’ actions were “wrong,” but did not warrant removal from office. Collins acknowledged that it was inappropriate for Trump to mention former Vice President Joe Biden in his July 2019 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, but was unconvinced that Trump was a threat to national security and the Constitution.
“I do not believe that the House has met its burden of showing that the president’s conduct, however flawed, warrants the extreme step of immediate removal from office,” she said. “Nor does the record support the assertion of the House managers that the president must not remain in office one moment longer.”
Collins will expand on her decision to acquit Trump during a televised sit-down with CBS News tonight.
This story is being updated.
