Dan Merica

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.@WhatleyNCGOP on Burr’s guilty vote: "North Carolina Republicans sent Senator Burr to the United States Senate to uphold the Constitution and his vote today to convict in a trial that he declared unconstitutional is shocking and disappointing.” Burr is retiring in 2022. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Phil_Mattingly: MCCONNELL, on the Senate floor after voting to acquit. “There’s no question, none, that President Trump is practically… — PolitiTweet.org

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Burr, even though he is retiring, will likely face repercussions at home. Michael Whatley, NCGOP chair, recently made clear they remain the party of Trump: "We are not going to go back to the Republican Party agendas of Mitt Romney and John McCain." — PolitiTweet.org

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The news: The Senate voted 57-43 to acquit former President Donald Trump. — PolitiTweet.org

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Sasse statement: “I cannot go back on my word, and Congress cannot lower our standards on such a grave matter, simply because it is politically convenient. I must vote to convict." — PolitiTweet.org

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Seven GOP senators vote that Donald Trump is guilty. They are Burr of North Carolina, Cassidy of Louisiana, Collins on Maine, Sasse of Nebraska, Murkowski of Alaska, Romney of Utah and Toomey of Pennsylvania. Notable that Portman of Ohio, who is retiring, voted not guilty. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jeffzeleny: .@SenSasse votes guilty, making him the sixth Republican senator to join Democrats in voting to convict President Trump. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Phil_Mattingly: Sen. Susan Collins votes GUILTY — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Phil_Mattingly: GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy votes GUILTY — PolitiTweet.org

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Wow. A retiring Republican Senator. — PolitiTweet.org

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The United States Senate is now voting on the article of impeachment against former President Trump. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mkraju: #BREAKING -- No witnesses. Trial set to end today. Trump will be acquitted today — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @HaleyThomas09: Here's what we know — and what we don't know — about the Senate's vote to call witnesses @CNNPolitics https://t.co/RNcv… — PolitiTweet.org

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What the Senate decides - and how that impacts the length of the impeachment trial - could have a significant impact on what Biden can accomplish in the coming weeks. — PolitiTweet.org

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Five Republican senators voted to allow witnesses in the impeachment trial: Ben Sasse Susan Collins Lisa Murkowski Mitt Romney Lindsey Graham Don’t read too much into Graham. He changed his vote near the end and it’s likely he did it to call Dem lawmakers. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DanaBashCNN: Its not a good sign when Senators laugh at you for suggesting depositions take place in his office in Philly. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jeffzeleny: Laughter breaks out in the Senate chamber when Trump lawyer Michael van der Veen says depositions of Speaker Pelosi, VP Har… — PolitiTweet.org

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Donald Trump to Kevin McCarthy as his supporters stormed the Capitol: "Well, Kevin, I guess these people are more upset about the election than you are." McCarthy's response: "Who the f--k do you think you are talking to?" via @jamiegangel et al: https://t.co/n9LVdhOc5s — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @albamonica: Which is exactly what former President Trump wanted his original team of attorneys to focus on for this trial but they depa… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mkraju: Did Trump actually win the election? Bernie Sanders asks "In my judgment, who asked that? My judgment is irrelevant," van der… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @abbydphillip: Astonishingly, Trump's lawyers falsely claim: "At no point was the president informed that the vice president was in dang… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mkraju: After railing on Dem managers for taking Trump out-of-context repeatedly, Trump's team playing repeated montages of Democrats'… — PolitiTweet.org

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Here is what President Joe Biden said to his aides on January 20: “I’m not joking when I say this: If you ever work with me and I hear you treat another colleague with disrespect, talk down to someone, I will fire you on the spot. No ifs, ands or buts.” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @brianstelter: "With the approval of the @WHCOS," @TDucklo "has been placed on a one-week suspension without pay," @PressSec says. "In a… — PolitiTweet.org

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Feels like we are going to hear “constitutional cancel culture” a lot in the coming days. — PolitiTweet.org

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The 2022 election cycle could extend the Republican Party's embrace of former President Donald Trump, especially in the United States Senate. Here is how and what it could mean w/ @arogDC: https://t.co/Qxw4qeZqQZ — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Phil_Mattingly: Building the big one: How the administration constructed Pres. Biden's $1.9 trillion Covid relief package. My deep di… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @erinschaff: Members of @SpeakerPelosi’s staff, who were barricaded in a conference room terrified for their lives during the January 6… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @igorbobic: Romney says that was his first time seeing the footage of Goodman telling him to get safety. “I look forward to thanking h… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jaketapper: This tweet was from 2:24 pm ET Jan 6... The security camera footage of Pence and his family being whisked out of the Capi… — PolitiTweet.org