In rare public statement, Congressional aides call for Trump’s conviction - The Boston Globe In a starkly personal letter, the staff members describe ducking under office desks, barricading themselves in offices, or watching as they witnessed marauding bands of rioters who “smashed” their way through the Capitol on Jan. 6. ‘Dead on arrival’: Trump conviction unlikely after GOP votes to nix trial“This vote indicates it’s over. The trial is all over,” the Kentucky Republican says. More than 370 Democratic aides sign personal appeal for Trump convictionA group of more than 370 congressional aides, all Democrats, wrote to the Senate this week urging the upper chamber to vote in favor of convicting former President Trump for inciting the riot that overtook the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Senate Republicans unite behind failed effort to challenge Trump impeachment trialForty-five Senate Republicans backed a failed effort on Tuesday to halt former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, in a show of party unity that some cited as a clear sign he will not be convicted of inciting insurrection at the Capitol. Senate Republicans are preparing to exonerate Donald TrumpThe GOP elite appears set to miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity Senators seek support for resolution censoring Trump as Senate looks unlikely to convictDemocrats reach out to GOP on alternative punishment for Donald Trump after party supports dismissing trial altogether In Rare Public Statement, Congressional Aides Call for Trump’s ConvictionMore than 370 Democratic aides issued an unusual public appeal, notable because congressional staff members rarely publicly express their own views. Hundreds of congressional staffers sign letter to senators urging them to convict TrumpHundreds of congressional staffers wrote an open letter to senators urging them to consider the trauma aides experienced during the deadly insurrection at the US Capitol and to convict former President Donald Trump "for our sake, and the sake of the count