The prospect of a Republican Senate removing President Donald Trump from office is now further away than ever. Just ask Susan Collins.
With special counsel Robert Mueller clearing the president of collusion with Russia and the Justice Department dismissing questions of obstruction of justice, the moderate Maine Republican sees no need for even a discussion of whether to convict the president should he be impeached by the Democratic House.
By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time. But comments Monday from Collins and other Republicans who have challenged Trump recently underscore just how unlikely it is for now that 20 GOP senators would join Democrats and vote to remove the president — the two-thirds threshold needed to convict.
Sen. Mitt Romney challenged Trump during the lengthy government shutdown and the president’s national emergency declaration. He previously wrote a fiery op-ed denouncing Trump’s character. But asked about whether the Senate GOP needed to further probe the obstruction of justice question, Romney said the matter seemed settled because “there was not an underlying crime.”
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