Sen. Bill Cassidy voted to convict President Donald Trump on an article of impeachment for inciting a mob that overran and took over the U.S. Capitol last month in an attempt to "stop the steal" -- an unfounded claim that the 2020 election was stolen from the former president.
In a short video statement released shortly after the vote, Cassidy was blunt in his reasoning:
“Our Constitution and our country is more important than any one person. I voted to convict President Trump because he is guilty,” Cassidy said.
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