The Republican senators who voted with the Democrats to convict former President Donald Trump on the charge of inciting insurrection for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot are now facing backlash back at their respective home states for their votes.
Forty-five Republican senators have voted in favor of an effort to dismiss former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial. Republican Senator Rand Paul introduced the motion objecting to the impeachment trial on Tuesday.
The impeachment trial against former President Donald Trump will start on the week of February 8, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced on Friday.