A.G. Gancarski
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio continues to stress his opposition to the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, suggesting Wednesday that it should be litigated elsewhere.
“The 6 Jan attack on the Capitol was far more dangerous than most realize. And we have a criminal justice system in place to address it,” Rubio tweeted.
Those comments preceded the opening of the second day of the trial by just a few minutes.
The Senator’s tweet left some open questions, including what aspects of the “attack on the Capitol” should be handled by the criminal justice system. The Senate is currently weighing one article of impeachment againstTrump, regarding incitement of riot. Whether that is something the criminal justice system should handle is left open-ended.
Those who physically participated in the riots, of course, are being sought and indicted already.
The Senator’s objections to the trial continue to mount.
“Waste of time impeachment isn’t about accountability,” Rubio remonstrated last month. “It’s about demands from vengeance from the radical left. And a new ‘show’ for the ‘Political Entertainment Industry’.”
Rubio has also mused that an impeachment trial would be like “pouring gasoline onto a fire,” suggesting that it could stoke tensions in the public, and that “it’s bad for America.”
Before the trial began, the Senator conceded that Trump “bears some responsibility” for the violence inflicted by his supporters on Jan. 6, but that a Senate trial would “stir it up even more.”
The Senator has garnered criticism, including from the campaign arm of the Senate Democrats.
The Democratic Senate Campaign Committee slammed Rubio and other Republican Senators Tuesday for voting against the trial rules, contending that is “once again confirming these political opportunists are more interested in playing partisan games than upholding their oaths of office.”
For his part, the Senator spent much of Tuesday reviewing papers during the trial, and odds are good that he won’t be paying rapt attention on Wednesday or beyond either.
5 comments
Frankie M.
February 10, 2021 at 12:46 pm
So the party of personal accountability & responsibility is ducking accountability & responsibility…got it
Ron Ogden
February 10, 2021 at 1:39 pm
Personal accountability and responsibility where it belongs. If your concern is alleged criminal behavior, then let the criminal justice system take care of it. But adjudicating criminal behavior is not the Demis concern–it is quelling their soul wrenching fear of Trump rising again in two years when the Republicans take control, and their fear is making normally craven milquetoasts turn absolutely squeamish.
DisplacedCTYankee
February 10, 2021 at 1:45 pm
Rubio and Scott once again disgraced Florida by keeping their heads down instead of watching the House impeachment managers’ video of the riots. Maybe they were reading “The Pet Goat.”
iam he
February 11, 2021 at 8:18 am
It is now clear for all to see……..
it is time to mop up this country..
America is in need of a major sweeping crack down….. on all subversive gangs… including the worse of all, the GOP Gang of Pathologicals…
Omnivore
February 11, 2021 at 11:32 pm
Rubio is not only not acting in the public’s best interest, he’s not acting in his own.
He could be like Romney, and work to rebuild the image of the GOP, as well as positioning himself as a principled man. Instead, by being a Trump lickspittle, he’s keeping the cult alive, and opening the door to Trump’s running again.
What will that mean for Rubio? Trump will repay him for his loyalty by having either Ivanka or Don Jr. run for his seat (or maybe Trump will run himself).
And how will Little Marco be able to oppose any Trump when he’s promoted the idea that they’re perfect and blameless?
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