Blunt, Hawley vote to acquit in Trump impeachment trial

Missouri’s Republican Senators Roy Blunt and Josh Hawley were among those that voted to acquit former President Trump on Saturday.

Sen. Blunt said, in part, “Impeachment is not a tool that should be used to settle political scores against a private citizen.” Read his full statement here.

Hawley also said he thought the trial was unconstitutional.

“You’re not going to get anything but condemnation from me for what happened with those criminals at the Capitol,” Hawley says on @FaulknerFocus. “But that doesn’t make this trial any more legitimate than it is, which is totally illegitimate. No basis in the Constitution.” pic.twitter.com/uLi1dZAkk3

— Senator Hawley Press Office (@SenHawleyPress) February 11, 2021

Seven Republican Senators did vote to convict, but the Democratic-led prosecution needed a two-thirds majority to succeed.