A STUDY IN SENATE COWARDICE.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- GOLDBERG, JEFFREY
- Source
- Atlantic Monthly. May2024, Vol. 333 Issue 4, p13-16. 4p. 1 Color Photograph.
- Subject
- *VOTING
*UNITED States Capitol Insurrection, 2021
*CONSPIRACY theories
*REPUBLICANS
- Language
- ISSN
- 1072-7825
The article discusses the testimony of Cassidy Hutchinson, a former Trump-administration aide, who provided unnerving details about Donald Trump's behavior during the January 6 attack on the Capitol. Hutchinson testified that Trump disregarded the presence of weapons among his supporters and expressed support for hanging Vice President Mike Pence. The article focuses on Senator Rob Portman, who voted to acquit Trump in the second impeachment trial despite understanding the threat Trump posed to constitutional order. The author questions Portman's decision and highlights the excuses made by other Republican senators who voted to acquit. The article concludes by praising the seven Republican senators who voted to convict Trump and suggesting that Portman and his colleagues may be forgotten in the future. [Extracted from the article]