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stopbush

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6. Only need 2/3 of Senators PRESENT when the vote is cast to convict.
Sat Jan 9, 2021, 11:14 PM
Jan 2021

Mitch can tell the Rs to simply not show up for the vote. They can then claim they never voted to convict tRump. If 60 Senators are in attendance only 40 votes are needed to convict and remove.

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