When Republican senators voted to acquit President Donald Trump last week, several said they believed he had learned his lesson from the impeachment process.
“We’ve put our statements out there, and he’s been through an impeachment,” said Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio, who had long said Trump’s conduct toward Ukraine was inappropriate. “It’s all of our responsibility to figure out what we think is the right way to do it. For me, it was speaking out.”
“He was impeached, and there has been criticism by both Republican and Democratic senators of his call,” Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said in an interview with CBS News. “I believe that he will be much more cautious in the future.” Continue reading.