I don't think anyone was truly in doubt as to what the Senate is going to do. Any GOP senator that votes for conviction will never be reelected as a Republican for as long as they live. Trump could have eaten a baby live on television and this would still hold true.
I honestly can't wait until he is politically irrelevant to the Right (post-presidency), his improprieties get fully aired out, and the Right turns on him and pretend they never actually liked him much. You know, like with Bush.