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I voted "not guilty" in the second impeachment trial of President
Donald J. Trump.
















John,

I voted "not guilty" in the second impeachment trial of President
Donald J. Trump.

On a topic as important as impeachment, I want you to hear
directly from me why I voted the way I did.

There is no doubt that January 6 was one of the saddest days in
American history. It will forever be part of President Trump's
term in office.

Unfortunately for our country, the unconstitutional impeachment
effort was driven by passion and hatred of President Trump.

In their drive to convict our former President, the House
Managers totally ignored bedrock legal standards. There were no
hearings in the House of Representatives. No witnesses. No
testimony. And they even made the outrageous claim the First
Amendment does not apply to political speech.

Due process, at even the most basic level, could have avoided
this debacle. Instead, the case presented to the Senate by the
House Managers was based on hearsay after hearsay, combined with
media reports.

The charge against former President Trump for inciting violence
was contrary to the evidence. And using the standard of
incitement the House Managers proposed, many politicians could
find themselves on the wrong side of unwarranted impeachments in
the future.

It was never the goal of the House of Representatives to find out
what happened on January 6 and then assign blame. They were
assigning complete and total blame to President Trump regardless.


For the good of the country, I hope we never hold another
impeachment trial against a former president, which I believe is
unconstitutional. I hope the House of Representatives never again
impeaches a president without a lawyer, a hearing, or a single
witness. And I hope this is the last trial record that is built
on hearsay upon hearsay.

I fear that if this model is followed in the future, using
impeachment to disqualify one from holding office based on
partisan hatred will become the norm. I hope I will be proven
wrong, but it appears that impeachment based on partisan
differences is becoming the norm, not the exception.

Sincerely,



Lindsey Graham
United States Senator





































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