Following Senator Susan Collins’ announcement that she will vote to acquit president Donald Trump at the end of a sham impeachment trial, Maine Democratic Party Chair Kathleen Marra issued the following statement:
“In the last impeachment trial, Senator Collins was an outspoken advocate for more witnesses and evidence in pursuit of the truth. The Senator Collins of today enabled a sham trial and is voting with Mitch McConnell to acquit the President after her party blocked key evidence and witness testimony.
“Mainers demanded a fair trial, but it is clear Senator Collins was more interested in keeping Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump happy than doing the job that voters elected her to do. She has abandoned her commitment to the truth in favor of her pursuit of power and Mainers can see through her craven political charade. That’s why she has become the most unpopular Senator in the country and people across the state are committed to defeating her in November and electing a senator who puts our state and our families first.”
Earlier today, the Portland Press Herald Editorial Board called on Senator Collins “to do the right thing and vote to convict this president” and wrote: “A vote of ‘not guilty,’ no matter how an individual senator justifies it, is a vote in favor of a cynical view that works like a poison on our political system.”
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