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Thu Feb 11, 2021, 02:33 PM Feb 2021

The GOP senators likely to vote for Trump's conviction

Senators say as many as a half-dozen GOP lawmakers could vote with Democrats to convict former President Trump for inciting an insurrection on Jan. 6 after the powerful presentations by impeachment managers, including chilling footage of the attack on the Capitol.

That would not be enough to secure a conviction of Trump, something that would require at least 17 Republican votes assuming every Democrat in the chamber votes to impeach. But it would be the largest bipartisan Senate majority in history for a presidential impeachment vote.

Here's a look at the six GOP votes seen as being in play.

Mitt Romney (R-Utah)

Romney is viewed as a lock to vote for Trump's conviction after he was the only Republican senator to vote to remove Trump from office after his first impeachment trial last year.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-gop-senators-likely-to-vote-for-trumps-conviction/ar-BB1dAVvN?li=BBnb7Kz

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