Rand Paul's dire prediction for the GOP

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(CNN) Sometime shortly after President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday, the Senate will likely begin the impeachment trial of soon-to-be-former President Donald Trump.

A number of Republican senators -- including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky -- have signaled they have yet to decide whether Trump deserves to be convicted of incitement regarding the January 6 riot at the US Capitol.

But McConnell's home-state colleague thinks that is a very bad idea -- and could lead to the collapse of the Republican Party.

"I didn't agree with the fight that happened last week, and I voted against overturning the election," Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said in an interview on Fox News Friday night . "But at the same time, the impeachment is a wrongheaded, partisan notion. But if Republicans go along with it, it will destroy the party. A third of the Republicans will leave the party."

Which is a pretty big claim! And if Paul is right, massively raises the stakes for the coming Senate trial and eventual vote to acquit or convict Trump.

cyclemonster on January 19th, 2021 at 00:55 UTC »

If accountability would destroy the party, then it's not a party worth saving.

CovfefeForAll on January 19th, 2021 at 00:52 UTC »

So he's admitting that the GOP can only exist as long as they are above the law.

Insanim8er on January 19th, 2021 at 00:46 UTC »

And here’s proof of their problem. They only worry about the GOP and not Democracy. It’s all about party and nothing else.