𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
𝗝𝗢𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚. Please send to your local businesses NOW.
Dear Business owner,
Will your business survive a “long lockdown”?
I am an outreach member living in *CUSTOM AREA* and we are urging businesses across the UK to participate, in what is being called 'The Great Re-Opening' on the 30th January.
Italy have already done it. On 13th January, 50,000 Italian businesses united to open their doors and within 24 hours the government officially removed all restrictions.
https://www.rt.com/news/512744-italy-restaurants-protest-lockdown/
The PM has recently said lockdowns might continue until Summer, with many restrictions set to remain in place, even with a vaccine! Will your business still be viable?
The government has no right to decimate your livelihood, for a virus which for most people, will range from no symptoms, to a flu-like illness.
Mass testing is driving case numbers and the closure of your business. The PcR test is producing a false positive rate of up to 90% and subsequently, these “cases” do not equate to infections or infectiousness and deaths and hospitalisations are currently in-line with the 5-year seasonal average.
https://principia-scientific.com/who-finally-admits-covid19-pcr-test-has-a-problem/
The World Health Organisation (WHO) stated asymptomatic transmission is rare, yet asymptomatic transmission is driving lockdown policy. The WHO also does not advocate lockdowns as a primary means of controlling the virus. Why then, is the government ignoring this advice, and destroying our economy?
Here’s some shocking figures to let you know how desperately we need you to open your business.
• DEFEND YOUR RIGHTS TO EARN!
1 million businesses at risk of permanent closure! Reports now estimate lockdown will cause six and a half million (6,500,000) people will be jobless.
• ANOTHER GREAT DEPRESSION?
The UK economy shrank by 20.4% in 2020. Biggest recession since records began.
• LOCKDOWNS DON’T WORK!
There is NO evidence to suggest lockdowns lead to fewer deaths or infections. https://www.aier.org/article/lockdowns-do-not-control-the-coronavirus-the-evidence/
• WE NEED OUR GYMS!
Obesity and overweightness are the primary co-morbidity for covid related deaths.
• CHILD ABUSE UP BY 1493%.
Destruction of children’s education, mental and social health.
• DESTROYING THE NHS.
Waiting time for routine treatments now 100x HIGHER than before lockdowns. 10% increase in cancer deaths and climbing! Unprecedented long-term impact.
• OTHER STATS ON THE RISE.
Domestic abuse help calls increased by 58%, suicide are soaring, drug, alcohol abuse, and deaths due to missed treatments, especially in the elderly are rising. Isolation is killing our most vulnerable, the very people these measures are intended to protect.
It’s clear the cost of lockdown is disproportionate to the risk.
It’s time to save our Great Nation.
JOIN THE GREAT REOPENING.
Download Telegram and join the national group to unite with thousands of other business owners who are opening on 30th January.
https://news.1rj.ru/str/THEGREATREOPENING
For your regional group please join here:
*ADD YOUR REGIONS TELEGRAM GROUP*. Numbers are growing rapidly and there are plenty of customers asking where they can spend their money.
LEGAL STANDING
My following email will include more information on how Common, Equity and Trust Law all stand above Statue Law, and can support your decision to open your business.
Stay strong and please reach out to all local business owners, there is safety in numbers. Together we are overturning this tyranny! our business is essential. No lockdowns, no tiers!
This is understandable a big decision but what have you got to lose?
Find out more.
If you’re planning on opening, please email thegreatreopening@protonmail.com directly.
Best wishes,
The Great Re-Opening Team.
𝗝𝗢𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚. Please send to your local businesses NOW.
Dear Business owner,
Will your business survive a “long lockdown”?
I am an outreach member living in *CUSTOM AREA* and we are urging businesses across the UK to participate, in what is being called 'The Great Re-Opening' on the 30th January.
Italy have already done it. On 13th January, 50,000 Italian businesses united to open their doors and within 24 hours the government officially removed all restrictions.
https://www.rt.com/news/512744-italy-restaurants-protest-lockdown/
The PM has recently said lockdowns might continue until Summer, with many restrictions set to remain in place, even with a vaccine! Will your business still be viable?
The government has no right to decimate your livelihood, for a virus which for most people, will range from no symptoms, to a flu-like illness.
Mass testing is driving case numbers and the closure of your business. The PcR test is producing a false positive rate of up to 90% and subsequently, these “cases” do not equate to infections or infectiousness and deaths and hospitalisations are currently in-line with the 5-year seasonal average.
https://principia-scientific.com/who-finally-admits-covid19-pcr-test-has-a-problem/
The World Health Organisation (WHO) stated asymptomatic transmission is rare, yet asymptomatic transmission is driving lockdown policy. The WHO also does not advocate lockdowns as a primary means of controlling the virus. Why then, is the government ignoring this advice, and destroying our economy?
Here’s some shocking figures to let you know how desperately we need you to open your business.
• DEFEND YOUR RIGHTS TO EARN!
1 million businesses at risk of permanent closure! Reports now estimate lockdown will cause six and a half million (6,500,000) people will be jobless.
• ANOTHER GREAT DEPRESSION?
The UK economy shrank by 20.4% in 2020. Biggest recession since records began.
• LOCKDOWNS DON’T WORK!
There is NO evidence to suggest lockdowns lead to fewer deaths or infections. https://www.aier.org/article/lockdowns-do-not-control-the-coronavirus-the-evidence/
• WE NEED OUR GYMS!
Obesity and overweightness are the primary co-morbidity for covid related deaths.
• CHILD ABUSE UP BY 1493%.
Destruction of children’s education, mental and social health.
• DESTROYING THE NHS.
Waiting time for routine treatments now 100x HIGHER than before lockdowns. 10% increase in cancer deaths and climbing! Unprecedented long-term impact.
• OTHER STATS ON THE RISE.
Domestic abuse help calls increased by 58%, suicide are soaring, drug, alcohol abuse, and deaths due to missed treatments, especially in the elderly are rising. Isolation is killing our most vulnerable, the very people these measures are intended to protect.
It’s clear the cost of lockdown is disproportionate to the risk.
It’s time to save our Great Nation.
JOIN THE GREAT REOPENING.
Download Telegram and join the national group to unite with thousands of other business owners who are opening on 30th January.
https://news.1rj.ru/str/THEGREATREOPENING
For your regional group please join here:
*ADD YOUR REGIONS TELEGRAM GROUP*. Numbers are growing rapidly and there are plenty of customers asking where they can spend their money.
LEGAL STANDING
My following email will include more information on how Common, Equity and Trust Law all stand above Statue Law, and can support your decision to open your business.
Stay strong and please reach out to all local business owners, there is safety in numbers. Together we are overturning this tyranny! our business is essential. No lockdowns, no tiers!
This is understandable a big decision but what have you got to lose?
Find out more.
If you’re planning on opening, please email thegreatreopening@protonmail.com directly.
Best wishes,
The Great Re-Opening Team.
RT
As officials talk of tighter lockdown, Italian restaurants open their doors in protest (VIDEOS)
Though much of Italy remains under strict coronavirus restrictions, restaurants and bars have opened their doors in protest. Customers drank, ate, sang, and in one viral video, apparently booted the police back out the door.
Forwarded from 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐝 (Deanne Santini)
🔻 I will work with other like-minded Republican senators to challenge the constitutionality of this vindictive impeachment trial before it begins. On January 6 we collectively acknowledged it was not wise for Congress to overrule the wishes of voters. Why would we think it makes sense to pre-emptively do so now?
🔗 Senator Ron Johnson
@#SharingTheKnowledge
🔗𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄, 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲👇👇 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲:
@Truth_Awakening_Channel
𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙚𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙩𝙝.🤝🥰✌💏
🔗 Senator Ron Johnson
@#SharingTheKnowledge
🔗𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄, 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲👇👇 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲:
@Truth_Awakening_Channel
𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙚𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙩𝙝.🤝🥰✌💏
🛑 Lt. Gen. Charles Flynn has been nominated to lead U.S. Army Pacific. He is the younger brother of Michael Flynn, who briefly served as a national security adviser in 2017. Trump pardoned him in November.
#SharingTheKnowledge
🔗𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄, 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲👇👇 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲:
@Truth_Awakening_Channel
𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙚𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙩𝙝.🤝🥰✌💏
#SharingTheKnowledge
🔗𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄, 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲👇👇 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲:
@Truth_Awakening_Channel
𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙚𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙩𝙝.🤝🥰✌💏
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⚠️𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄𝘀: "𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗘𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗩𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗝. 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽”⚠️
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Highest paid federal employee in the entire US Gov (2019)? Dr. Fauci.
- Anthony Fauci: $417,608
- POTUS: $400,000
- Chief Justice: $270,700
- Pelosi: $223,500
- Memb of Cong: $174,000
In a ten-year period between 2010 and 2019, Fauci made $3.6 million in salary. Since 2014, Fauci’s pay increased from $335,000 to the current $417,608. (Disclose.tv)
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- Anthony Fauci: $417,608
- POTUS: $400,000
- Chief Justice: $270,700
- Pelosi: $223,500
- Memb of Cong: $174,000
In a ten-year period between 2010 and 2019, Fauci made $3.6 million in salary. Since 2014, Fauci’s pay increased from $335,000 to the current $417,608. (Disclose.tv)
Join and unite:
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🛑 Rep. Jordan to Newsmax TV: How Do You Impeach a President who has Left
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https://news.1rj.ru/str/truthawakeningchannel/1
via Newsmax
https://cutt.ly/kj8jGRH
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via Newsmax
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Newsmax
Rep. Jordan to Newsmax TV: How Do You Impeach a President That's Left?
Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan belittled congressional Democrats desire to put former President Donald Trump on trial and President Joe Biden's purported call for unity, telling Newsmax TV on Monday "how do you unify when you're trying to impeach a president that's…
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿 "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝘁"
𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁
𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭
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𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁
𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭
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via Twitter
U.S. federal judge blocks deportation freeze following a legal challenge by Texas, dealing an early blow to President Biden’s immigration plans. (Disclose.tv)
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U.S. federal judge blocks deportation freeze following a legal challenge by Texas, dealing an early blow to President Biden’s immigration plans. (Disclose.tv)
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Unbelievable, what have we got here.... 🤣🤣🤣
𝗩𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗦... 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻...
𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲...?
𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗰𝗸, 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀...
Big players behind big pharma uk
Needs to be read:
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The WHO: A Bloated, Corrupt, Unaccountable, Thug-Hugging Bureaucracy.
https://cutt.ly/8fpyNgn
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𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲...?
𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗰𝗸, 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀...
Big players behind big pharma uk
Needs to be read:
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The WHO: A Bloated, Corrupt, Unaccountable, Thug-Hugging Bureaucracy.
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𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼 - 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗼.
https://youtu.be/iST-7dtaIlg
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𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮 - 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗥𝗡𝗔 𝗗𝗡𝗔/𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲....
" Let’s make sure we are clear… This is not a vaccine. They are using the term “vaccine” to sneak this thing under public health exemptions. This is not a vaccine."
"This is mRNA packaged in a fat envelope that is delivered to a cell. It is a medical device designed to stimulate the human cell into becoming a pathogen creator. It is not a vaccine. Vaccines actually are a legally defined term under public health law; they are a legally defined term under CDC and FDA standards.
Dr. David Martin. January 5, 2021
" Let’s make sure we are clear… This is not a vaccine. They are using the term “vaccine” to sneak this thing under public health exemptions. This is not a vaccine."
"This is mRNA packaged in a fat envelope that is delivered to a cell. It is a medical device designed to stimulate the human cell into becoming a pathogen creator. It is not a vaccine. Vaccines actually are a legally defined term under public health law; they are a legally defined term under CDC and FDA standards.
Dr. David Martin. January 5, 2021
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𝟰𝟱 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗩𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹, 𝗦𝗮𝘆 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗨𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟱𝟱–𝟰𝟱 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹
Forty-five Republican senators voted against holding an impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump over his remarks at the U.S. Capitol, saying it would be unconstitutional to impeach a former president.
All but five GOP senators sided with an effort proposed by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), sending a signal that there are not enough votes to convict Trump. Convicting a president during a Senate impeachment trial requires a two-thirds majority.
Republican Sens. Mitt Romney (Utah), Ben Sasse (Neb.), Susan Collins (Maine), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), and Pat Toomey (Pa.) voted with Democrats to reject Paul’s order, suggesting the five senators will vote to convict Trump. Romney was the only Republican senator to vote to convict Trump during his first impeachment trial in early 2020.
The Senate ultimately voted 55–45 to table Paul’s point of order, meaning that the impeachment trial will go forward. The House voted to impeach Trump earlier this month on the sole impeachment charge of “incitement of insurrection,” with Democrats claiming he incited violence at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month. Trump called on the protesters not to engage in violent acts and later told them to “go home in peace.”
Trump is the first president to be impeached twice, and the first president to undergo an impeachment trial after leaving office.
Ahead of the vote, Paul warned that he wanted to force his colleagues to go on the record.
“If we are going to put every politician in jail, are we going to impeach every politician who has used the words ‘fight’ figuratively in a speech? Shame,” he said. “I want this body on record. Every last person here,” Paul added.
Elaborating, Paul added: “As of noon last Wednesday, Donald Trump holds none of the positions listed in the Constitution. He is a private citizen. The presiding officer is not the chief justice, nor does he claim to be. His presence in the chief justice’s absence demonstrates that this is not a trial of the president, but a private citizen.”
Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) issued the following statement after he voted to support Paul’s point of order on the constitutionality of the trial of a former president: “This is not a trial; this is political theater. You cannot remove someone from office who is already out of office. In this trial there is no current President, no Chief Justice, and no possibility someone could be removed from office because they are not in any office. In a moment when our nation needs to unite, this trial will only create even deeper divisions.”
While a number of Republican senators have faulted Trump’s speech to demonstrators as a group breached the U.S. Capitol during the Joint Session of Congress, many have said it’s problematic to impeach a president who doesn’t hold office.
Any Republican who votes to convict Trump is sure to face blowback among the GOP base—as Trump remains an enormously popular figure in the party. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and about nine other Republican House members who voted to impeach Trump have faced significant criticism and primary threats.
Pushing back against Republicans, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has stated that the trial is not unconstitutional. At least two Republicans—Romney and Murkowski—agreed with him.
“We need truth and accountability for Donald Trump’s actions. His impeachment trial will move forward in the United States Senate,” Schumer wrote on Twitter.
Several law experts—namely Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz—have argued the trial goes against the Constitution.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟱𝟱–𝟰𝟱 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹
Forty-five Republican senators voted against holding an impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump over his remarks at the U.S. Capitol, saying it would be unconstitutional to impeach a former president.
All but five GOP senators sided with an effort proposed by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), sending a signal that there are not enough votes to convict Trump. Convicting a president during a Senate impeachment trial requires a two-thirds majority.
Republican Sens. Mitt Romney (Utah), Ben Sasse (Neb.), Susan Collins (Maine), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), and Pat Toomey (Pa.) voted with Democrats to reject Paul’s order, suggesting the five senators will vote to convict Trump. Romney was the only Republican senator to vote to convict Trump during his first impeachment trial in early 2020.
The Senate ultimately voted 55–45 to table Paul’s point of order, meaning that the impeachment trial will go forward. The House voted to impeach Trump earlier this month on the sole impeachment charge of “incitement of insurrection,” with Democrats claiming he incited violence at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month. Trump called on the protesters not to engage in violent acts and later told them to “go home in peace.”
Trump is the first president to be impeached twice, and the first president to undergo an impeachment trial after leaving office.
Ahead of the vote, Paul warned that he wanted to force his colleagues to go on the record.
“If we are going to put every politician in jail, are we going to impeach every politician who has used the words ‘fight’ figuratively in a speech? Shame,” he said. “I want this body on record. Every last person here,” Paul added.
Elaborating, Paul added: “As of noon last Wednesday, Donald Trump holds none of the positions listed in the Constitution. He is a private citizen. The presiding officer is not the chief justice, nor does he claim to be. His presence in the chief justice’s absence demonstrates that this is not a trial of the president, but a private citizen.”
Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) issued the following statement after he voted to support Paul’s point of order on the constitutionality of the trial of a former president: “This is not a trial; this is political theater. You cannot remove someone from office who is already out of office. In this trial there is no current President, no Chief Justice, and no possibility someone could be removed from office because they are not in any office. In a moment when our nation needs to unite, this trial will only create even deeper divisions.”
While a number of Republican senators have faulted Trump’s speech to demonstrators as a group breached the U.S. Capitol during the Joint Session of Congress, many have said it’s problematic to impeach a president who doesn’t hold office.
Any Republican who votes to convict Trump is sure to face blowback among the GOP base—as Trump remains an enormously popular figure in the party. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and about nine other Republican House members who voted to impeach Trump have faced significant criticism and primary threats.
Pushing back against Republicans, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has stated that the trial is not unconstitutional. At least two Republicans—Romney and Murkowski—agreed with him.
“We need truth and accountability for Donald Trump’s actions. His impeachment trial will move forward in the United States Senate,” Schumer wrote on Twitter.
Several law experts—namely Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz—have argued the trial goes against the Constitution.