Encouraging news 15 repubs didn't show up today

[jg10003]

If 16 republicans do not show up for the vote then it will take only 56 votes to convict.
Since there seems to be exactly 6 republicans willing to vote guilty, this may be what the republicans are planning. They get rid of Trump while evading responsibility for doing so.

Link to tweet

[AllaN01Bear]

1. but not republicans , they always seem exempt.

but wait , theres ms. pelosi.

[DFW]

2. They didn't show up to hear evidence they didn't need to hear

They will be there to vote because they already know how they will vote. They knew that before all this even started.

[jg10003]

4. All of the repub senators who plan to run in 24 do not want trump in the primaries.

Their problem is how to keep him out of the race without alienating his army of morons. If they don't vote then they can claim that they were boycotting an unconstitutional, left wing plot. Or make up some other excuse while still pretending to support trump.

[blueinredohio]

8. Agreed!

[Thekaspervote]

3. I wouldn't get too excited about their absence. They are giving the big FU to the trial and will be

Back to vote...count on it

[Mister Ed]

5. Evidently some of those absentees made the time to meet with Trump's lawyers later in the evening?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215094176

[cstanleytech]

6. Might be their intent. If so then I suspect we will see the ones that do not show will be those that

have a minimum of 4 years left of their current term in office before they have to run again so as to allow time for the voters anger to cool.

[bearsfootball516]

9. They'll be back for the actual vote.

[milestogo]

10. I doubt that this is the plan.