Did any Republican senators vote to convict in Trump's third impeachment?
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Executive summary
The provided reporting documents that seven Republican senators voted to convict Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial in February 2021, producing a 57–43 guilty vote that nonetheless fell short of the two‑thirds threshold for conviction (67 votes) [1] [2]. The materials supplied do not contain reporting on a third impeachment trial or its roll call, so this analysis cannot confirm whether any Republican senators voted to convict in a “third impeachment” from the sources given (no source covering a third impeachment is included) [1].
1. What the supplied record actually proves: seven Republicans voted to convict in the February 2021 (second) trial
Contemporaneous national outlets and the Senate roll call show that the Senate voted 57–43 to convict Trump of incitement of insurrection in February 2021, and that seven Senate Republicans joined Democrats in voting “guilty” — Richard Burr, Bill Cassidy, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Mitt Romney, Ben Sasse and Pat Toomey — making it the largest bipartisan defection in an impeachment vote against a president of his own party in modern times [1] [2] [3] [4].
2. The political and procedural context recorded in these sources
Reporting repeatedly emphasizes that many Republicans opposed the trial on jurisdictional and constitutional grounds — arguing the Senate should not try a former president — while some defectors said they voted on the merits after hearing the managers’ case and observing Trump’s defense; Senate leaders like Mitch McConnell publicly said Trump bore responsibility for the Jan. 6 violence even while voting against conviction on procedural grounds [5] [6] [7].
3. Aftermath and political consequences documented by the press
News organizations tracked immediate political repercussions: several of the seven Republicans faced censure motions or backlash from state GOP organizations and local activists, and outlets reported the votes put those senators in political peril at home, illustrating the intra‑party cost of breaking with Trump at that moment [8] [2].
4. How reliably the supplied sources answer the user's exact question
The question as asked — whether any Republican senators voted to convict in Trump’s “third impeachment” — is specific to a subsequent impeachment event; the supplied materials uniformly cover the second impeachment (January–February 2021) and list the seven GOP defectors and the 57–43 result, but do not include any roll call, reporting, or official Senate documentation for a third impeachment proceeding [1] [2] [4]. Therefore, based solely on the provided reporting, it is true that Republican senators voted to convict in the second impeachment, but the sources do not permit any factual statement about a third impeachment’s votes.
5. Bottom line and recommended next step for verification
Bottom line: the supplied reporting confirms that seven Republican senators voted to convict Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial (vote 57–43) and documents their names, statements, and fallout [1] [2] [3]. However, to answer definitively whether any Republican senators voted to convict in a third impeachment, additional, specific sources covering that third impeachment — official Senate roll call records, contemporaneous national press coverage, or a consolidated list from the Senate website — would be required; those were not provided here (p1_s9 absent for a third‑impeachment roll call).