Sen. Hawley thinks some Democrats may also vote against impeachment

Kerry Picket:
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Hawley explained what it would mean for Democrats who vote to acquit Trump: “I think they’re just going to have to admit — well, listen this was ill-advised from the beginning. What it really has been is a partisan attempt to overturn an election. I mean, that is what this really comes down to. They don’t like the president. They’ve never liked the president. They wanted to impeach him from day one. They were hellbent on doing it. And now, oops, they accidentally did it, and they can’t prove a case because there isn’t a case. And they’re putting the whole country through this, Tucker. That’s why it is time to bring this to an end. Let’s vote. We’ve heard the evidence. They don’t have a case. Let’s vote.”

Hawley’s claims that we’re watching “the Democrats case just fall part” comes the same day that Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) claimed the impeachment case had been “proven beyond any doubt at all.” Hawley’s claims are more grounded in reality, though. Some Senate Democrats are questioning the legitimacy of the case for impeachment. For example, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) stated that Trump’s legal team was very effective and is making him “think about things.”
What Nadler and Schiff have done is "prove" a story that is not remotely a case for impeachment.  The President's lawyers did a better job of explaining what the law is and how the facts presented do not make a case for impeachment.

BTW, Sen. Hawley from Missouri has been a fine addition to the GOP Senate.

I think that the case made by the Trump defense team has opened the eyes and minds of some of the Democrats in the Senate.  Even the Washington Post noticed:

Wavering Democrats face pressure as GOP eyes bipartisan vote for Trump acquittal

Republicans suggested that any Democratic defections would fuel the GOP campaign to dismiss the impeachment probe as a partisan witch hunt while undermining Democrats’ attempts to cast doubt on the fairness of the Senate trial.
You really have to be blind to corruption to excuse what the Bidens did.  The networks tried to avoid Pam Bondi's case against Joe and Hunter Biden, but the Senators could not avoid and could not really defend the Bidens' conduct.

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