WATCH: Sen. Perdue’s full statement on Trump’s impeachment trial | Trump’s first impeachment trial
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Trump's first impeachment - 2020 In explaining his intention to vote to acquit President Donald Trump, Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., said the impeachment process was tainted from the beginning and was used as a “partisan political weapon.” Perdue said what Democrats did "was not fair,” arguing that the president was not allowed due process and the charges against Trump did not meet the bar set by the Constitution's founders for impeachment. Senators weighed in for a second day on Feb. 4 on how they will vote when it comes to removing Trump from office. The speeches come one day before the Senate will decide whether to convict or acquit Trump on two articles of impeachment — abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. After the Senate voted last week to bar new witness testimony and subpoenas for documents, Trump’s acquittal has seemed all but assured. The House of Representatives impeached Trump in December. For more on who’s who in the Trump impeachment inquiry, read: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/whos-who-in-the-trump-impeachment-inquiry Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6 Follow us: Facebook: http://www.pbs.org/newshour Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/newshour Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newshour Snapchat: @pbsnews
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