Because a true conservative Republican goes to...George Stephy(?) to express their convictions...riiiight. Man, I was sure wrong on this guy
"I listened very carefully to all the arguments. But if you describe insurrection as I did, as an attempt to prevent the peaceful transfer of power, we can see the president for two months after the election, promoting that the election was stolen," Cassidy said.
"It was clear that he wished that lawmakers be intimidated. And even after he knew there was violence taking place, he continued to basically sanction the mob being there, and not until later that he actually asked him to leave all of that points to a motive, and a method. And that is wrong, he should be held accountable," he added.
Cassidy signaled early in the week that he may vote to convict the former president by voting in favor of proceeding with the impeachment trial. The Louisiana GOP voted to censure Cassidy just hours after he voted to convict Trump. Cassidy defended his stance to constituents in Louisiana, telling Stephanopoulos that he took an oath to uphold the Constitution.
He told Stephanopoulos he had the ability to spend the week listening to the evidence brought forward by the House impeachment managers.
"I had the privilege of having the facts before me, and being able to spend several days, deeply going into those facts as these facts become more and more out there, if you will, and folks have a chance to look for themselves, more folks will move to where I was," Cassidy said.
"People want to trust. They want to trust their leaders, they want people to be held accountable. Now, we are holding -- I'm attempting to hold President Trump accountable -- and that is the trust I have from the people that elected me, and I am very confident that as time passes, people will move to that position."
Stephanopoulos pressed Cassidy on Trump's future within the Republican Party.
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