Republican senators are rehearsing their excuses. They’ll say it’s unconstitutional to try a former president. They’ll say it’s time to move on. They’ll say impeachment is just political theater.
Translation: they’re scared of their own voters. They know a guilty vote might end their careers. So instead, they’ll pretend this is about high principle. It isn’t. It’s about fear and ambition.
History has a long memory for cowards. The names of the people who vote to acquit won’t be remembered as “peacemakers.” They’ll be remembered as the senators who decided the presidency comes with no boundaries.