Senate Majority Leader McConnell says there is “no chance” that President Trump would be removed from office in any impeachment trial.
“My hope is that there won't be a single Republican who votes for either of these articles of impeachment, and Sean, it wouldn't surprise me if we got one or two Democrats,” McConnell continued.
The House is expected to hold the full impeachment vote next week, just days before Congress members plan to head back to their districts for the holiday recess. TheWhile the Democratic-controlled House is likely to vote to impeach the president, it is up to the Senate to conduct a trial and vote to actually remove Trump from office.
The Senate requires a two-thirds majority to convict, or 67 votes. The GOP holds a 53-47 advantage, but that would still require 20 Republicans to break from the president, assuming that every Democrat votes to convict Trump — though, as McConnell suggested, that assumption is not a given.
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