“The purpose of that impeachment, from my standpoint, is not to force a vote that loses ― it’s to put on a trial in the Senate, and by the way, not for the sake of conviction,” said Florida Republican Matt Gaetz.
“The purpose of the impeachment to me is to use the Senate as the stage, but they’re not the jury. The jury is the American people,”
In other words "politics" by politicians. This is what a fake trial looks like.
But actual indictments brought by actual prosecutors using actual law is not fake. Some people need to be reminded of this often.