If there were any senator to vote against his party on the impeachment of President Trump for the sake of his own political preservation, it should be Doug Jones. Republicans said Jones' decision would be his downfall
The Alabama Democrat represents a state that Trump won in 2016 by more than 27 points. In 2017, Jones beat Roy Moore, a twice-defrocked state Supreme Court Justice accused of sexual misconduct with teenagers, by a point and a half. Jones is now running for reelection and will likely face a much tougher Republican opponent this fall.But on Wednesday, Jones said that he will vote to convict and remove Trump from office on two charges: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
Throughout the Senate trial, Jones called for new witnesses, including those with first-hand knowledge of the events, like former national security John Bolton, who declined to come before the House but would've testified before the Senate. In the end, Senate Republicans blocked the vote.Jones was particularly concerned by the arguments of Alan Dershowitz, a Harvard Law School professor emeritus and high-profile defense attorney on Trump's defense team.
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