Rebecca Kaplan

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

RT @saraecook: NEW: @PressSec announces the admin has increased the amount of weekly vaccine doses going to states to 13.5 million/week; a… — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

The House will be in Tuesday-Friday next week instead of Monday-Thursday as originally planned and will vote on the House will vote on the COVID relief bill. The official guidance from @LeaderHoyer is that there could be weekend votes if necessary. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

RT @mikedebonis: In case you were wondering about a possible censure -- let @SpeakerPelosi lay it out for you: "Censure is a slap in the fa… — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

RT @bensiegel: Pelosi: "For Mitch McConnell to create the situation where it couldn't have been heard before the 20th ... and say all the t… — PolitiTweet.org

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"All of them are hinging it on a legal argument...that could never be overcome by any number of witnesses," @RepRaskin adds. Says the could have had 5,000 witnesses and @LeaderMcConnell would have voted the same way. — PolitiTweet.org

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"We convinced a big majority in the Senate of our case," @RepRaskin says as he speaks with the other impeachment managers. On witnesses: "We were able to get treated as live under oath testimony the statement of our colleague Jamie Herrera Beutler." — PolitiTweet.org

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"Impeachment was never meant to be the final forum for American justice," @LeaderMcConnell says. "President Trump is still liable for everything he did while he was in office," but as a private citizen. He points to the criminal justice system and civil litigation. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

Good reminder. Republicans controlled the Senate schedule when the articles were passed by the House --> — PolitiTweet.org

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Here it is: "This body is not invited to act as a moral tribunal...the question is moot because former President Trump is constitutionally not eligible for conviction." — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

.@LeaderMcConnell is excoriating Trump for his actions on January 6th - lying to supporters, summoning them to the Capitol, putting Pence's life in danger, failing to act as the riot was ongoing. Yet he just voted to acquit. There will be a "but" coming soon. — PolitiTweet.org

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And here's the statement from the former president --> https://t.co/Gj7fFCd6SO — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

"The people who stormed this building believed they were acting on the wishes and instructions of their president," @LeaderMcConnell says during remarks on the floor. "President Trump is practically and morally responsible." — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

In one place, the 7 Republicans who joined all Democrats to vote guilty: @SenatorBurr @SenBillCassidy @SenSusanCollins @lisamurkowski @MittRomney @SenSasse @SenToomey 10 House Republicans voted to impeach in January. — PolitiTweet.org

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The final tally: 57 guilty and 43 not guilty. As two thirds did not vote guilty, former President Trump is acquitted. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

Here's a statement from @SenatorBurr - he says he doesn't believe it's constitutional to impeach, but given that the Senate voted to proceed, he considered the facts and they "are clear." "I do not make this decision lightly, but I believe it is necessary." https://t.co/2SI4WUnGFZ — PolitiTweet.org

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.@MittRomney votes guilty, followed by @SenSasse seconds later. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

.@LeaderMcConnell, in keeping with what he told colleagues this morning, votes not guilty. In a statement, @SenSasse says he will vote to convict. He hasn't been called yet. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

The Senate is voting now on the impeachment of former President Trump for incitement of insurrection. First R vote to convict comes from @SenatorBurr. Then @SenBillCassidy and @SenSusanCollins. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

The Senate is voting now on the impeachment of former President Trump for incitement of insurrection. First R vote to convict comes from @SenBillCassidy. Next: @SenSusanCollins. — PolitiTweet.org

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A Democrat familiar also tells @nancycordes that the decision to call witnesses was very last minute - the managers debated among themselves until 3 a.m. and informed Senate Democrats of their decision at 9:55 a.m. - 5 minutes before the trial was set to begin. — PolitiTweet.org

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"He named the date, he named the time, he brought them here and now he must pay the price," @RepRaskin closes out the final arguments in the second impeachment trial of former President Trump. Coming up: the vote. — PolitiTweet.org

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A White House official and Senate Democratic leadership aide tell @finnygo and @nancycordes that the White House was not involved in discussions over calling witnesses, nor the deal that was made to forego witnesses and read the @HerreraBeutler statement into the record. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

He did, and I was struck by that odd choice of words considering the last five days have been about the literal violent breech of a building. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

One other bit of news that happened during that break: @alanhe confirmed that @SenMikeLee received a phone call from Trump at 2:26 on 1/6 (this is the call that got handed over to @SenTuberville, who Trump was trying to call. Trumps tweet on Pence came at 2:24, 2 mins earlier. — PolitiTweet.org

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@kristin__wilson Or perhaps the phone just refuses to turn on at all in protest. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

@kristin__wilson I have said this to multiple people over the last 14 hours. Imagine what it's gonna be like when he turns on his phone after sundown... — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

No more motions. We will not hear from witnesses. Looks like we are headed for closing arguments and final vote today. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

This statement has been admitted into evidence. The president's counsel says they have no further motions. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

Multiple senators spoke during the break about a potential deal to submit her statement to the record and drop the request for testimony so they can move forward with the trial today. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

The Senate is back. @RepRaskin is now reading the @HerreraBeutler statement from last night: https://t.co/zfiQbrOYOK — PolitiTweet.org