Republican senators argued that the impeachment trial was a waste of time and that he was not responsible for congressional rioting.

"If accountability means being impeached by the House of Representatives and convicted by the Senate, then the answer is no," Republican Senator Roger Wicker said on Feb. 7, expressing his belief that the former president.

Asked if Congress could consider another penalty, such as criticism, Wicker said the Democratic-led House of Commons used to have that option, but they rejected it in favor of impeaching Trump.

The Senate is scheduled to launch an impeachment trial on Feb. 9 to look at accusations Trump incited his supporters to riot at parliament building last month.

After the riot, Wicker also said that the Americans "would not support this kind of attack on the rule of law" and that "we must prosecute" those who undermined democracy, but did not specify whose names.

However, with Trump leaving the presidency, Republican MPs have expressed reluctance to take further action, such as accusing impeachment that could lead to a future ban on his election.

Wicker describes the impeachment trial of Trump as "partisan enforcement that transmits meaningless messages".

Republican Senator Rand Paul called the impeachment trial of Trump a farce with "the chance of being sentenced to none".

"If we materialize the speech, and somehow impeach everyone who says 'Let's fight for your voice to be heard', in my opinion we should really impeach Chuck Schumer"

Paul noted that Chief Justice John Roberts refused to preside over the impeachment session because Trump was no longer the president.

"It was a farce and unconstitutional. But above all, it was obviously unwise and would divide the country," Paul said.

To condemn Trump, 50 Democratic senators need 17 more Republican senators unanimously to win 2/3 of the necessary votes.

Yet even Republican Trump critics admit the results are clear.

"I still think the best outcome is that the president will resign" before leaving office, he said.

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, one of Trump's fervent defenders, said he believes Trump's actions are wrong and that the former president "will be subject to the judgment of history for all of this",

"The question is not how the trial ends, but when it ends. Republicans will see this as unconstitutional, and the only question is whether they call witnesses, the trial pulls.