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By Yvonne Wingett Sanchez | Arizona Republic
When news cameras are pointing her way, Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., is circumspect in her assessment of the Senate’s expected impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.
But away from the glare of Washington on Saturday, McSally was explicit about this moment while talking to a Republican group northwest of Tucson.
She talked about “how to stick it to these guys for overreaching,” suggesting any trial in the Senate may be little more than an act of political vengeance by Democrats.
As recently as last week, McSally had taken the position publicly that the people of Arizona want Congress to “take it seriously and not have pure partisan motives.”
She has clung to such bland seriousness as pressure has mounted on her to take a stand on the Ukraine matter ahead of her own 2020 election. McSally has repeatedly sidestepped questions as to whether Trump acted appropriately by asking foreign powers to interfere in a U.S. election by encouraging them to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden and his son Hunter.
