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

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JOHNS: "I think the most common attitude in the Senate is that Republicans don’t really like the idea of convicting the former president. You know, you do have people who are saying the sort of typical things, they want to reserve judgment until all of the evidence is in, they see themselves as sort of members of a jury. But, yes, behind the scenes there’s a lot more of that sentiment that, 'We don’t want to vote against this president.' In large part, of course, because he has so much support out in the country. We’ve seen that again and again. That, though, sort of goes against some of the polling we’ve seen over the weekend. A poll came out from ABC suggesting something like 56% of respondents say Trump should be convicted and barred from holding office. But it’s not respondents of a poll who are going to end up deciding this, of course, it's the members of the United States Senate.”