Liz Cheney’s ‘vote of conscience’

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🗓️ 12 February 2021

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

There’s one big question hanging over the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump: How many Republicans will be willing to break with the former president and vote to convict? Today, a story about the potential cost of a vote of “conscience” and what that can tell us about the future of the GOP.

Rep. Liz Cheney’s vote to impeach Trump prompted a voter rebellion in the Republican’s home state— and the backlash shows that loyalty to the former president runs deep in the GOP. Post Reports senior producer Reena Flores went to Wyoming to report on the schism in the Republican party.

The Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump is ongoing, and there’s still an open question about how many Republicans will decide to break with the former president and vote to convict him. You can follow The Post’s live coverage here.

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0:00.0	From the newsroom of the Washington Post.
0:07.0	Hi, this is Ben Terris coming from the Washington Post.
0:09.0	Hi, Jeff.
0:10.0	Look, wintery.
0:11.0	Oprah.
0:12.0	Hi there.
0:13.0	How are you?
0:14.0	It's Lisa Bonnist, calling for the post.
0:15.0	This is Post Reports.
0:17.0	I'm Martine Powers.
0:20.0	It's Friday, February 12th.
0:26.0	Today, the cost of a Republican vote to impeach President Trump.
0:30.0	And what that means for the future of the GOP.
0:39.0	Like every other politically motivated witch hunt, the left has engaged in over the past four
0:45.1	years.
0:46.7	This impeachment is completely divorced from the facts, the evidence, and the interests
0:52.9	of the American people.
0:55.2	The Senate should promptly and decisively vote to reject it.
1:00.2	On Friday, lawyers representing Donald Trump and his Senate impeachment trial made their
1:05.8	defense.
1:06.8	They argue that the former president's actions did not amount to incitement of interaction.
1:14.9	The fact that the attacks were apparently premeditated as alleged by the House managers
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