Rand Paul: One-third of Republicans will leave party if GOP senators go along with convicting Trump
by Mica Soellner, Breaking News Reporter |
| January 15, 2021 10:57 PM
Sen. Rand Paul warned of a mass exodus from the Republican Party if GOP senators come together with Democrats to convict President Trump in a second impeachment trial, even after he leaves office next week.
The Kentucky Republican told Fox News host Laura Ingraham that he believes one-third of the party will leave if Trump's conviction comes to fruition. Paul added that he believes the second impeachment is "purely a partisan thing."
"I didn’t agree with the fight that happened last week, and I voted against overturning the election," Paul said Friday night. "But at the same time, the impeachment is a wrongheaded, partisan notion. But if Republicans go along with it, it will destroy the party. A third of the Republicans will leave the party."
Trump was impeached by the Democratic-controlled House on Wednesday after being charged with "incitement of insurrection" following the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol that left five people dead.
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