Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, long considered a vital swing vote in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, said Monday a decision to remove him from office belongs in the hands of voters.
“I cannot vote to convict. The Constitution provides for impeachment, but does not demand it in all instances,” Murkowski said during a speech on the Senate floor adding, “The voters will pronounce a verdict in nine months, and we must trust their judgment.”
The senator’s comments came the same day as closing arguments in President Trump’s impeachment trial. Trump is facing two House-initiated articles of impeachment: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The full Senate is set to vote Wednesday, where an acquittal is expected. The only mystery remaining is whether members of each party will break ranks during the vote.
During her 10-minute speech, Murkowski took Congress to task for their handling of the impeachment process.
“The House rushed through what should have been one of the most serious, consequential undertakings of the legislative branch simply to meet an artificial, self-imposed deadline,” she said while also describing the Senate debate as “wallowing in partisan mud.”
“The Senate should be ashamed by the rank partisanship that has been on display here,” she said.
During the preceding closing arguments, the partisan divide that marked the impeachment from its early stages had…
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