Ousted senator Bill Cassidy: no regrets over Trump impeachment vote

Republican defeated in primary says backing Trump's conviction may have cost me my seat, but who cares?'

Returning to the US Capitol after a stinging primary re-election loss, Bill Cassidy, a Republican senator of Louisiana, said he had no regrets about his momentous" vote to convict Donald Trump on 2021 impeachment charges during his first presidency.

I voted to uphold the constitution. It may have cost me my seat, but who cares?" Cassidy told reporters in the Capitol. I had the privilege of voting to uphold the constitution - isn't that a great thing?"