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On the recordJanuary 21, 2021
the senators are jurors, each and every one of those Republican senators is contemplating the fact that it's a minority of their constituents, but a minority of their constituents are probably okay with what happened in the Capitol.
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Jim Himes
Democratic · Connecticut

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Himes discusses the mindset of Republican senators regarding the impeachment trial and their constituents' views.

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