WATCH: Sen. Lee’s full statement on Trump’s impeachment trial | Trump’s first impeachment trial

Trump’s first impeachment - 2020 Speaking on the Senate floor on Feb. 5, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, explained why he would vote later that day to acquit President Donald Trump of two articles of impeachment. Lee said Trump did withhold U.S aid to Ukraine as he tried to get the country to investigate Burisma, but said it wasn’t “criminal. It certainly isn’t impeachable. It’s not even wrong” because, Lee said, the president was trying to crack down on corruption. After the Senate voted last week to bar new witness testimony and subpoenas for documents, Trump’s acquittal has seemed all but assured. For more on who’s who in the Trump impeachment inquiry, read: