Durbin: Democrats and Republicans have 'gone too far' saying how they'll vote before impeachment trial
By Rebecca Klar - 12/22/19 10:21 AM EST
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said on Sunday that senators on both sides of the aisle should not be commenting on how they'll vote at the end of the looming Senate impeachment trial before the process concludes.
"I’m going to take an oath of office when it comes to this impeachment, on the floor of the Senate," Durbin said Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union."
"In that, I promise 'impartial justice so help me God,' and I want to stick by that," he added. "I basically want to hear the evidence read the documents make a decision that's right for America."
CNN's Dana Bash asked Durbin if "it is a mistake" for his colleagues to come out in support of Trump's removal before the trial, referencing a handful of senators, mainly Democrats running for president, who have said they will vote in favor of the president's removal.
"I really think it is," Durbin responded. "I think they've gone too far."
"How can they hold their hands up and say I swear impartial justice...they should not have done that," he said.
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