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Senate Republicans have indicated that they will shut down any impeachment legislation which House Democrats present.

Senate Republicans on Moves to Impeach the President

Over the past few weeks, various House Democrats have moved to impeach the president. Thus far, the Democrats are citing Trump's businesses and financial documents as the reasons for impeachment. Left-wing members of the House have also alleged that the president obstructed justice during the Russia probe. This is something which Robert Mueller neither confirmed or denied.

However, increasing talks of impeachment are now facing responses from the Senate. GOP Senate members affirm that any legislation to impeach Trump will face immediate disposal. Sen. Lindsey Graham recently explained this to The Hill; according to Graham, any bills which are "based on the Mueller report, or anything like that" will not last for very long.

John Cornyn, another serving member of the Senate, explained that Democrats maintain fear of actually presenting impeachment legislation.

"It would be defeated. That’s why all they want to do is talk about it. They know what the outcome would be."

Political Motivations Behind Talks of Impeachment

All in all, Senate Republicans believe that talks of impeachment are purely politically motivated. This is largely due to rhetoric from the Democrats themselves. Since the inception of Trump's presidency, Democrats have vowed to "resist" him. Earlier this year, newly elected congresswoman Rashida Tlaib vowed that she and her colleagues would "impeach the motherf*cker."

Meanwhile, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has also spoken about impeachment. Previously, Pelosi dismissed impeachment as something which is "too divisive" amongst Americans. However, this has changed. Earlier this month, the speaker of the House accused Trump of "goading" Democrats to impeach him from office. Pelosi furthermore stated that the president believes facing impeachment will solidify support amongst his base of supporters.

President Trump has repeatedly censured Democrats who openly discuss impeaching him from office.

The remarks from various Senate Republicans will likely prompt backlash from Democrats; the Democrats will probably state that GOP Senate members are protecting the president.

On multiple occasions throughout Trump's presidency, Democrats have attempted to impeach him. Each attempt prompted utter failure.