Lindsey Graham: Impeachment would fail in the Senate

Published January 8, 2021 4:56pm ET



Sen. Lindsey Graham said that if Democrats move to impeach President Trump over Wednesday’s breach of the U.S. Capitol building by Trump supporters, the move would be unsuccessful in the Republican-controlled Senate.

“Any attempt to impeach President Trump would not only be unsuccessful in the Senate but would be a dangerous precedent for the future of the presidency,” the Republican senator from South Carolina said in a tweet on Friday.

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