After primary loss, Sen. Bill Cassidy defends his 2021 vote to convict Trump NBC News Top Stories By: Sahil Kapur · Brennan Leach · Margaret Faust · Raquel Coronell Uribe 19 May 2026 at 01:42 Sen. Bill Cassidy defended his 2021 vote to convict President Donald Trump on impeachment charges, saying he would rather be remembered for standing up for his principles even if it ended his career in the Senate.