Originally Posted by
Natural Lefty
Yes, Republicans came up with a bogus excuse to acquit their leader. Republicans are more "tribal" and have a less diverse base than Democrats, so they tend to stick together no matter what excuse it takes. They have become a post politics party. Their interest is primarily in attaining and keeping power, and blocking the legislation of Democrats, rather than policy. Supporting an attempted coup by a Republican president who clearly lost the election is consistent with their power-mad collective agenda.