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President Trump faces reporters as he walks toward Marine One yesterday. Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesTop Republicans want to bury President Trump, for good. But they are divided whether to do it with one quick kill via impeachment, or let him slowly fade away. The big picture: Sources tell Axios Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell would be more likely than not to vote to convict Trump — a green light for other Republican senators to follow. Republican sentiment turned swiftly against the Trump yesterday, starting with a New York Times that McConnell is "pleased" that Democrats are moving to impeach Trump. McConnell, 78, knows this fight will be his legacy. "If you’re McConnell, you want to be remembered for defending the Senate and the institution," said a Republican familiar with McConnell's thinking. Trump pushback ... Trump senior adviser Jason Miller, citing a of battleground-state voters by John McLaughlin, said: "[I]f you’re a Republican who votes for impeachment, you’re likely serving your last term."The bottom line ... The way one well-wired Republican put it: "People have been waiting for Trump to do himself in since the escalator ride. If we want him gone, Republicans are going to have to take him down."Go deeper ... "{{{headline}}}{{{headline}}}Subscribe to Axios AM/PM for a daily rundown of what's new and why it matters, directly from Mike Allen.Subscribe to Axios AM/PM for a daily rundown of what's new and why it matters, directly from Mike Allen.There's a better than 50-50 chance that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell would vote to convict President Trump in an impeachment trial, sources tell Axios.What they're saying: "The Senate institutional loyalists are fomenting a counterrevolution" to Trump, said a top Republican close to McConnell.Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) on Tuesday night became the fourth Republican lawmaker to publicly announce their support for impeaching President Trump — hours after GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said she would do so.Why it matters: House Democrats introduced an article of impeachment that accuses Trump of , after a mob of his supporters breached the U.S. Capitol. The House will vote Wednesday on impeachment. The expectation House Republicans will reject a plan to use the 25th Amendment to oust President Trump on Tuesday is shuffling Democrats and Republicans on the impeachment vote to follow.Why it matters: House Democrats are split between those who want to deliver an impeachment resolution immediately and those who want to withhold it to allow other Senate business to proceed. A sizable number of Republicans may also vote to impeach after last week's pro-Trump assault on the Capitol.

President Trump faces reporters as he walks toward Marine One yesterday. Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesTop Republicans want to bury President Trump, for good. But they are divided whether to do it with one quick kill via impeachment, or let him slowly fade away. The big picture: Sources tell Axios Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell would be more likely than not to vote to convict Trump — a green light for other Republican senators to follow. Republican sentiment turned swiftly against the Trump yesterday, starting with a New York Times that McConnell is "pleased" that Democrats are...

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