Most Republicans in the US Senate have taken the path of least resistance -- staying silent -- as they grapple with President Donald Trump's swirling impeachment firestorm. In a way they hold the key to Trump's political fortune: Should the president get impeached by the Democratic-led House
1 / 2Senator Mitt Romney, pictured in May 2019, was the Republican presidential nominee in 2012 and is currently the party's most open critic of President Donald TrumpSenator Mitt Romney, pictured in May 2019, was the Republican presidential nominee in 2012 and is currently the party's most open critic of President Donald Trump Washington - Most Republicans in the US Senate have taken the path of least resistance -- staying silent -- as they grapple with President Donald Trump's...
Republican senators' silence signaled to those in their home states that while many in Trump's party may be uncomfortable with his willingness to flout political norms and seek foreign help in the 2020 election, they were offering a form of quiet defense of the president. Loyal ally Senator Lindsey Graham hesitated to defend Trump's call for China to investigate the Bidens, but he sought to explain the request.
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