CNN: As Trump Faces Second Impeachment Trial, Conviction Appears Unlikely

CABRERA Conviction or acquittal ░░░░░░░░ is decided at the ░░░░░░░░ of Donald Trump s ░░░░░░░░ impeachment trial it will ░░░░░░░░ a milestone in American ░░░░░░░░ A U S President ░░░░░░░░ twice and tried twice ░░░░░░░░ extraordinary second trial all ░░░░░░░░ to begin on Tuesday ░░░░░░░░ the U S Senate ░░░░░░░░ The one charge leveled ░░░░░░░░ the ex president that ░░░░░░░░ incited the deadly insurrection ░░░░░░░░ the U S Capitol ░░░░░░░░ January 6th What the ░░░░░░░░ will look like exactly ░░░░░░░░ and subpoenas that s ░░░░░░░░ known yet How long ░░░░░░░░ will take not known ░░░░░░░░ other big question how ░░░░░░░░ Republicans are willing to ░░░░░░░░ with Democrats on conviction ░░░░░░░░ starts TODD Do you ░░░░░░░░ the outcome is predetermined ░░░░░░░░ CASSIDY You know I ░░░░░░░░ no I don t ░░░░░░░░ think it depends upon ░░░░░░░░ which is presented TOOMEY ░░░░░░░░ think it s clearly ░░░░░░░░ to conduct a Senate ░░░░░░░░ with respect to an ░░░░░░░░ In this case the ░░░░░░░░ occurred prior to the ░░░░░░░░ s leaving office But ░░░░░░░░ job is going to ░░░░░░░░ to listen to both ░░░░░░░░ of this evaluate the ░░░░░░░░ and make a decision ░░░░░░░░ Zero chance of conviction ░░░░░░░░ Republicans have said it ░░░░░░░░ not even a legitimate ░░░░░░░░ So it s really ░░░░░░░░ before it starts Clip ░░░░░░░░ CABRERA To Capitol Hill ░░░░░░░░ and our senior Washington ░░░░░░░░ Joe Johns Joe we ░░░░░░░░ hearing two things there ░░░░░░░░ Republican senators one that ░░░░░░░░ trial is over before ░░░░░░░░ starts but also that ░░░░░░░░ are still some open ░░░░░░░░ Which is the more ░░░░░░░░ attitude in the Senate ░░░░░░░░ now JOHNS I think ░░░░░░░░ most common attitude in ░░░░░░░░ Senate is that Republicans ░░░░░░░░ t really like the ░░░░░░░░ of convicting the former ░░░░░░░░ You know you do ░░░░░░░░ people who are saying ░░░░░░░░ sort of typical things ░░░░░░░░ want to reserve judgment ░░░░░░░░ all of the evidence ░░░░░░░░ in they see themselves ░░░░░░░░ sort of members of ░░░░░░░░ jury But yes behind ░░░░░░░░ scenes there s a ░░░░░░░░ more of that sentiment ░░░░░░░░ We don t want ░░░░░░░░ vote against this president ░░░░░░░░ large part of course ░░░░░░░░ he has so much ░░░░░░░░ out in the country ░░░░░░░░ ve seen that again ░░░░░░░░ again That though sort ░░░░░░░░ goes against some of ░░░░░░░░ polling we ve seen ░░░░░░░░ the weekend A poll ░░░░░░░░ out from ABC suggesting ░░░░░░░░ like 56 of respondents ░░░░░░░░ Trump should be convicted ░░░░░░░░ barred from holding office ░░░░░░░░ it s not respondents ░░░░░░░░ a poll who are ░░░░░░░░ to end up deciding ░░░░░░░░ of course it s ░░░░░░░░ members of the United ░░░░░░░░ Senate And even some ░░░░░░░░ those who now have ░░░░░░░░ bit more nuanced opinion ░░░░░░░░ the whole situation also ░░░░░░░░ past the trial like ░░░░░░░░ Lindsay Graham of South ░░░░░░░░ a big supporter of ░░░░░░░░ Trump Listen Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ You still believe President ░░░░░░░░ is the best face ░░░░░░░░ the Republican Party Yes ░░░░░░░░ no GRAHAM I think ░░░░░░░░ s I think he ░░░░░░░░ the yeah I think ░░░░░░░░ I think Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ policies served the country ░░░░░░░░ I think Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ to rehabilitate himself as ░░░░░░░░ politician Clip ends JOHNS ░░░░░░░░ as you know the ░░░░░░░░ watch continues here on ░░░░░░░░ Hill All eyes on ░░░░░░░░ McConnell and Chuck Schumer ░░░░░░░░ of waiting for them ░░░░░░░░ put out the parameters ░░░░░░░░ rules for this trial ░░░░░░░░ go forward now just ░░░░░░░░ on Tuesday including whether ░░░░░░░░ will be witnesses if ░░░░░░░░ will be a lot ░░░░░░░░ time for the managers ░░░░░░░░ the attorneys for the ░░░░░░░░ president to make their ░░░░░░░░ before the United States ░░░░░░░░ giving us some idea ░░░░░░░░ just how long they ░░░░░░░░ this trial is going ░░░░░░░░ be Ana CABRERA Joe ░░░░░░░░ on Capitol Hill many ░░░░░░░░