“This decision was predictable, moreover, it was predictable initially, as soon as the topic of impeachment was initiated. It is also predictable that impeachment will not take place in the Senate. The Senate needs not a simple, but a qualified majority. But in the Senate he (impeachment - RT ) will not even get a simple majority, because the Republicans in the Senate clearly declare that they will not support impeachment. In this case, the alignment of forces was understood initially, ”Shapovalov emphasized.
The expert believes that the impeachment procedure was not initiated in order to bring it to the end.
“Impeachment is a key technology of the Democratic Party’s election strategy in the presidential election, its main task is to maintain a negative mood in the information space regarding Trump for several months on the eve of the presidential election,” he concluded.
Earlier, the House of Representatives of the US Congress on the basis of the vote approved both articles of indictment about abuse of power and obstruction of the Congress as part of the impeachment of US leader Donald Trump.
Now in the Senate, the majority of which are Republicans, a trial of Trump is due to take place.
For the removal of the head of state from power, two-thirds of the votes of senators are needed.