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Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn: Impeachment Trial ‘Accomplished Nothing’

Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Sen. Marsha Blackburn says the second impeachment of former President Donald Trump was a "show trial" that did "nothing but to extend the pain of the American people."
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Tennessee Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty were among the 43 Republicans who voted Saturday to acquit former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial.

The Senate fell 10 votes short of the two-third majority needed for conviction.

Blackburn has issued a statement minutes after the vote explaining her stance:

“The House Impeachment Managers launched an unconstitutional show trial to humiliate the former President and his supporters. The Impeachment Managers have accomplished nothing but to extend the pain of the American people. They achieved one thing — Donald J. Trump’s acquittal.”

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Chas Sisk, Senior Editor

Chas joined WPLN in 2015 and became an editor in 2018. Previously, he covered state politics for Nashville Public Radio and The Tennessean, and he’s also reported on communities, politics and business for a variety of publications in Massachusetts, New York and Washington, D.C. Chas grew up in South Carolina and attended Columbia University, where he studied economics and journalism.

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