CNN "State of the Union" - Transcript: Interview With Sen. Richard Durbin

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BASH: Welcome back to STATE OF THE UNION.

The stalemate over impeachment raises a key question for Democrats.

With Republicans in control of the Senate, can Democrats accomplish anything by holding onto the articles of impeachment in the House and potentially delay a Senate trial?

Joining me now is the number two Senate Democrat, Dick Durbin, who was there 21 years ago during the impeachment trial of Bill Clinton.

Thank you so much for joining me this morning.

Several of your fellow Democrats, Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders, have said, based on the evidence that they have seen, they would vote to convict President Trump. Will you?

SEN. RICHARD DURBIN (D-IL): Well, I'm going to take an oath of office when it comes to this impeachment on the floor of the Senate, as I did 20, 21 years ago with President Clinton's impeachment.

And in that, I promise impartial justice, so help me God.

And I want to stick by that. I basically want to hear the evidence, read the documents, make a decision that's right for America.

BASH: So, is it a mistake for your fellow senators on both sides of the aisle, frankly, to say how they're going to vote before the trial starts?

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DURBIN: Thanks, Dana. Happy holidays.

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