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Former Sen. Richard Burr said that he plans to vote for Donald Trump in November despite previously registering his disapproval of the former president for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.Burr said his impeachment vote was a response to Trump’s actions on Jan. 6, 2021, rather than an attempt to disqualify him from the presidency.
“Maybe someone will have a hard time squaring with . I don’t have a hard time squaring with it because I firmly understood why I voted for impeachment,” Burr. “And like I said, that’s not a disqualifier as to whether you can serve. It’s a bad choice I thought a president made one time.” During Trump’s second impeachment trial in 2021, Burr was among seven Senate Republicans who joined Democrats in voting to convict Trump for the events of Jan. 6.
“I think some were shocked,” Burr said, reflecting on his colleagues’ reactions to his vote, noting that he didn’t tell them before he voted. “I think some might have voted a different way if I had told them. Very possibly. Very possibly.”in both the U.S.
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