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David Burns: In voting to acquit Trump, Sen. Mike Lee showed the factionalism the founders hoped to avoid

The trial was constitutional, and Trump’s guilt was obvious to anyone who was willing to do impartial justice.

In this image from video, senators gather around Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., and House impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., bottom left, after Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, made an objection to evidence presented by House impeachment managers during the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. (Senate Television via AP)