Only 5 GOP senators voted NOT to dismiss the impeachment trial

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Performative nonsense from the GOP, as usual.

Of course it isn't unconstitutional and they know it, but they have to do their little dance for the MAGAts back home. What I am hoping for is that at least 20 of them or so continue their charade by denouncing the trial as a sham and refusing to participate in it at all. Since conviction requires the votes of two-thirds of the members present, this would guarantee that Trump is convicted. And this would be a good thing for Senators like Cruz and Hawley who want to run for president in 2024 because it would get Trump out of the way. It would also be a good thing for Senators who are up for re-election in 2022 because they can try to wash off the Trump stank without alienating the MAGAts in their states.