Manchin Criticizes House Impeachment Plan

Leah Barkoukis / Townhall Tipsheet

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin criticized impeachment efforts by House Democrats on Monday, calling the move “ill advised,” especially given that there are not enough votes in the Senate to convict and remove President Trump.

Manchin made the comments during an interview with Fox News’s Bret Baier, who wondered if the West Virginia Democrat saw any “scenario” where the president would be removed.

“I don’t see any of that, because there will be 48, still 48 Democrats, until we seat Warnock and Senator Ossoff,” he told Fox News’s Bret Baier. “So, until that happens, you need 67 votes. I think, my arithmetic, that means we have 19 Republicans. I don’t see that. And I think the House should know that also. We have been trying to send that message over. They know the votes aren’t there. You would think that they would do that.

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