Sen. Richard Burr Openly Admitted That He Violated the Constitution By Voting to Impeach Trump
North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr is one of seven Republicans who voted “guilty” to convict President Donald Trump on Saturday — and by his own admission, he violated the Constitution in doing so.
President Trump was acquitted on a single impeachment article of incitement of insurrection over the protest at the Capitol on January 6.
Burr, who split from Republican voters and sided with the Democrats, released a statement following his vote that contained an admission that he believes he violated the Constitution.
“When this process started, I believed that it was unconstitutional to impeach a president who was no longer in office. I still believe that to be the case. However, the Senate is an institution based on precedent,
