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Ben Sasse

American politician and college president (born 1972)

Fact-Checks

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Dec 18, 2025
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Did any Republican senators vote to convict in Trump's third impeachment?

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 shor...

Jan 28, 2026
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Which senators voted to convict Donald Trump in his second impeachment and what reasons did they give?

voted 57–43 to convict on the single article of incitement of insurrection in his , with seven senators joining all Democrats and independents to vote "guilty"—falling ten votes short of the two‑third...

Nov 11, 2025
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Did the Senate acquit Donald Trump in the January 6 impeachment trial?

Yes. The Senate acquitted former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial over the January 6 Capitol attack: the final roll call was which fell short of the two‑thirds threshold required...

Dec 11, 2025

Which Republican senators supported the 2020 impeachment trial conviction or any 2021/2025 post-presidency impeachment efforts?

Seven Republican senators voted to convict Donald Trump in the February 2021 Senate impeachment vote on incitement of insurrection; five Republicans earlier voted to allow the Senate to proceed with a...

Jan 26, 2026

How many Republican senators voted to convict Trump in the 2021 impeachment trial?

in his second impeachment trial in February 2021, joining all Senate Democrats and independents to produce a 57–43 "guilty" tally that fell short of the two‑thirds threshold required for conviction an...

Jan 23, 2026

Whose care was Epstein under when he hung himself

was in federal custody at the in — under the care and supervision of the and on-site jail staff — when he was found dead on August 10, 2019; multiple federal and local investigations concluded his dea...

Jan 16, 2026

What were the long‑term political consequences (re‑election, retirement, committee changes) for the seven GOP senators who voted to convict?

Seven Republican senators — Richard Burr, Bill Cassidy, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Mitt Romney, Ben Sasse and Pat Toomey — who voted to convict Donald Trump in the second impeachment trial encount...

Feb 7, 2026

How did the Justice Department's internal reviews characterize the 2008 non‑prosecution agreement in light of the Miami Herald's reporting?

The ’s internal review — principally the probe — concluded that the prosecutors who negotiated the 2008 non‑prosecution agreement () for exercised “poor judgment” but did not commit professional misco...

Feb 3, 2026

How many Republican on epstein

The publicly available reporting does not produce a single definitive tally of "how many Republicans" appear in the Epstein records; what is quantifiable from the sources provided is that ’s political...

Jan 16, 2026

Which senators crossed party lines during the Trump impeachment vote in 2021?

Seven Republican U.S. senators crossed party lines and voted to convict former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial in February 2021: Richard Burr (N.C.), Bill Cassidy (La.), Susan C...