Bill Cassidy voted to impeach Donald Trump after January 6, 2021.
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The NPR Politics PodcastAug 28, 2026
Sources confirm Cassidy voted against Trump at the February 2021 Senate impeachment trial, after the January 6 attack; he voted to convict, not literally to impeach, since the House impeaches and senators convict. The claim's core assertion holds on a standard reading, so the wording difference does not make it false.
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… I just wonder how, like, somebody like Bill Cassidy or John Cornyn is going to respond if some of those things occur, considering that they aren't really facing the same political blowback over the next couple months as other Republicans. Well, I believe Bill Cassidy got primaried because he voted to impeach President Trump after January 6, right? So why wouldn't he? I mean, I don't know. I think exactly. I just think the incentives are in place for at least some of these Republicans to potentially start breaking more vocally. …
The NPR Politics Podcast · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. AP reported in February 2021 that Cassidy joined six other Republicans and all 50 Democrats in voting to convict Trump at his second impeachment trial, held after the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.[1]
Supports. BBC (2026) confirms Cassidy was one of seven Senate Republicans who voted to convict Trump when he was impeached after the January 6 attack, and that Trump was acquitted 57-43.[3]
Supports. AP (2026) reports Cassidy said he has no regrets about his vote to convict Trump on impeachment charges five years ago.[4]
Context. Technically the House impeached Trump on Jan. 13, 2021 and the Senate voted on conviction; Snopes notes Cassidy's Jan. 6-related vote scoring, but senators do not impeach, so 'voted to impeach' is loose phrasing for voting to convict.[2]
Sources
4 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 1, 1 tier 2
- 1Louisiana GOP censures Cassidy for vote to convict Trumpapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Where Congress Stands on the Jan. 6 Capitol Attack — and Its Consequencessnopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Republican senator who voted to convict Trump loses re- ...bbc.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 4Sen. Cassidy has no regrets over Trump impeachment vote ...pbs.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
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