Maine Senator Susan Collins told CBS News Tuesday she believes President Donald Trump has 'learned a big lesson' from his impeachment while Collins' opponent in Maine's upcoming senate race, Sara Gideon, said she would have voted to remove the president from office.
In a Tuesday interview with Norah O'Donnell of CBS News, Maine Senator Susan Collins explained her decision to vote for President Donald Trump's acquittal of charges levied against him in his impeachment trial by saying Trump has learned"a pretty big lesson."
"I believe that the president has learned from this case," Collins said."The president has been impeached. That's a pretty big lesson. I'm voting to acquit because I do not believe that the behavior alleged reaches the high bar in the Constitution for overturning an election and removing a duly elected president."
During the call to Zelenskiy, Trump allegedly asked for Ukraine to announce investigations into the business affairs of both former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter. Hunter Biden took a position on the board of Ukraine-based natural gas company Burisma Holdings while Joe Biden was serving as vice president during the Obama administration. Concerns about the legality of that call led to impeachment proceedings against Trump.
Sen. Susan Collins leaves the Senate chamber during a recess in the Senate impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol on January 31, 2020 in Washington, DC.First elected to the Senate in 1996, Collins seemed to shrug off concerns that some of her constituents may be displeased with her decision to acquit Trump.
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