The vote to convict Trump was not a close one, according to Sen. Toomey.
I have no doubts about that. He said that Trump intended to keep the election from happening.
John Fetterman will be the new senator after 12 years in the seat.
In a recent interview, retiring GOP Sen. Pat Toomey stated that his vote to convict former President Donald Trump for inciting insurrection was not a close call.
While speaking with political editor Jon Delano at KDKA, the Pittsburgh-area CBS affiliate, he remarked that he felt Trump's narrow loss to now- President Joe Biden in Pennsylvania in the 2020 election played a critical part in his approach to seeking to overturn the results.
He didn't want to call off the mob because he thought he was close to persuading the legislature of Pennsylvania and several other states to pass legislation to create a new slate.
One of the seven Republicans who voted to convict Trump during his second impeachment trial was a conservative who served in the House from 1999 to 2005. The 57-43 vote fell short of the two-thirds majority needed for a conviction.
It was not a close call for the senator. I have no doubt that the president intended to prevent the election from happening.
The lawmaker was adamant that he had no regrets about the vote.
That's just crazy. I can't think of a more egregious offense to the constitution than that. He thinks that's what happened there.
He said that he had no choice. If that isn't an impeachable offense, I would have a hard time thinking of what is.
When asked if Trump should be tried for a crime, the picture was not clear to him.
He doesn't know enough about the facts. "We've seen special counsels run amok before so I'm not excited about this," he said, alluding to Attorney General Garland's decision to appoint a special counsel to handle any criminal probes involving the former president.
John Fetterman will become the new senator in January after Pat Toomey decided not to run for reelection.
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