Republicans Prepare to Acquit Trump, Defend Votes on Evidence
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Lamar Alexander,
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Senator Lamar Alexander will vote to acquit Donald Trump even though he says the president crossed a line by withholding U.S. aid to Ukraine as a way to “encourage” an investigation into a political rival -- the issue at the heart of Trump’s impeachment.
Alexander and fellow Republican Senator Joni Ernst on Sunday both defended their votes to prohibit new evidence in Trump’s impeachment trial. Ernst also said she would vote to acquit, while adding that Trump’s interactions with Ukraine were done “maybe in the wrong manner.”