Josh Hawley blasted for sitting in Senate gallery 'with his feet up' and ignoring impeachment trial
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February 11, 2021 | 06:16AM ETalternetU.S. Senator Josh Hawley, the freshman Missouri Republican who has been accused of effectively being one of the leaders of the January 6 insurrection, is now being blasted for ignoring the Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump for inciting that insurrection – a trial in which Senator Hawley has sworn to be an impartial juror.
Sen. Hawley is "sitting up in the gallery with his feet up on the seat in front of him, reviewing paperwork, throughout" the trial, NBC News' Garrett Haake reports.
Other reporters confirmed Haake's account:
Inside the Senate chamber during today’s impeachment trial, Missouri GOP Senator Josh Hawley was sitting in the pub… https://t.co/l0DKWtrzUJ— Craig Caplan (@Craig Caplan) 1612981103
Josh Hawley is sitting in the gallery, not on the floor, "continuing to read papers in unmarked manila folders. The… https://t.co/JgxnFm7MKw— Mike Memoli (@Mike Memoli) 1612981999
CNN's Manu Raju reports Hawley told him, "I can basically see the back of their heads. But I sort of picked a spot where I can look right down on them, I can see the TV, and it's interesting."
Hawley appears to be violating his oath as an impartial juror by ignoring the Senate's conclusion, based on Tuesday's vote, that it does have jurisdiction to try Trump.
Hawley said Democrats are presenting their case in a "very understandable, easy-to-follow manner." But he added: "I… https://t.co/9mso7HUDi8— Manu Raju (@Manu Raju) 1612984237
Hawley is being blasted.
It should be forever January 6th in how we view Josh Hawley, who has shown zero remorse or regret for instigating a… https://t.co/7ZqKvKwhCh— Ben Rhodes (@Ben Rhodes) 1612982671
Josh Hawley is making a spectacle of himself deliberately. Why would he disrespect those who died on Jan 6 and after? Why?— Anne Rice (@Anne Rice) 1612983989
Breaking via MSNBC: Republican Josh Hawley is ignoring the trial reading stuff that has nothing to do with the impe… https://t.co/P9aEIbRBtA— Chip Franklin.com (@Chip Franklin.com) 1612983218
Missouri? You should be mortified to have the arrogant and unpatriotic #JoshHawley representing you in the US Senat… https://t.co/JTi545EOAa— #Blue22 #TruthOrConsequences (@#Blue22 #TruthOrConsequences) 1612985870
Josh Hawley is a traitor to America and should be in prison. https://t.co/Psn2AZ4nZu— maraleia (@maraleia) 1612983710
