{"id":137637,"date":"2021-02-16T13:00:59","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T18:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=137637"},"modified":"2021-02-16T13:13:24","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T18:13:24","slug":"nearly-all-republican-senators-who-voted-to-convict-president-trump-now-face-censures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nearly-all-republican-senators-who-voted-to-convict-president-trump-now-face-censures\/","title":{"rendered":"Nearly all Republican senators who voted to convict President Trump now face censures"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnearly-all-republican-senators-who-voted-to-convict-president-trump-now-face-censures%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=137637&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2373225\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2373225\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2373225 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AP21044688728455-655x437.jpg\" alt=\"Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., leaves the chamber as the Senate voted to consider hearing from witnesses in the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, at the Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)\" width=\"655\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2373225\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., leaves the chamber as the Senate voted to consider hearing from witnesses in the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, at the Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 10:00 AM PT \u2013 Tuesday, February 16, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Nearly all of the Republican senators who voted in favor of convicting President Trump during his impeachment trial are facing censures.<\/p>\n<p>Reprimand came quickly for Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) who was censured by Louisiana\u2019s Republican Party shortly after President Trump was acquitted. While speaking to reporters Saturday, he claimed the President\u2019s legal team had a luck-luster defense strategy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump\u2019s team were disorganized, they did everything they could but to talk about the question at hand,\u201d stated the senator. \u201cAnd when they talked about it, they kind of glided over it almost as if they were embarrassed of their arguments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a Twitter post, the Louisiana Republican Party noted it condemns Cassidy\u2019s vote to convict.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We condemn, in the strongest possible terms, the vote today by Sen. Cassidy to convict former President Trump. Fortunately, clearer heads prevailed and President Trump has been acquitted of the impeachment charge filed against him.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Republican Party of Louisiana (@LAGOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LAGOP\/status\/1360700450882924544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On Monday, Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) was censured by several state GOP committee leaders in Clarion, Centre, Lawrence, Washington and York Counties.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Clarion County officials noted the Senate\u2019s decision to convict a president who\u2019s already left office is \u201cconstitutionally infirm.\u201d They condemned Toomey\u2019s vote as \u201cpurely self-serving\u201d and \u201cvindictive.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2373226\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2373226\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2373226 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AP21044587930375.jpg\" alt=\"Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., arrives at the start of the fifth day of the second impeachment trial of former President Trump, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021 at the Capitol in Washington. (Greg Nash\/Pool via AP)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2373226\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., arrives at the start of the fifth day of the second impeachment trial of former President Trump, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021 at the Capitol in Washington. (Greg Nash\/Pool via AP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In an email over the weekend, Maine\u2019s Republican Party chairman floated a possible state committee meeting later this month, where lawmakers would decide to move forward with a censure of Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine).<\/p>\n<p>Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) is also facing a pending censure motion by the state\u2019s Republican Central Committee, though its unclear when a vote on the move would happen.<\/p>\n<p>In Utah, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/dereck-brown-censor-mitt-romney?utm_source=share_petition&amp;utm_medium=custom_url&amp;recruited_by_id=260eccf0-d00b-11e5-b440-2ddb4d9baf69\">petition to censure Mitt Romeny<\/a> (R-Utah) has been seen circulating through social media. That petition states Romney has \u201cembarrassed the state\u201d and accuses him of \u201cprioritizing his personal and political vendetta against President Trump ahead of the Constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Late Monday, the North Carolina Republican Party voted on censuring Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.).<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Ark.), who voted to convict, has yet to face any public censure motions. However, she\u2019s up for reelection in 2022 and pundits suspect her vote Saturday will galvanize other Republicans to run against her.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2373227\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2373227\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2373227 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AP21044663531290.jpg\" alt=\"Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, pauses to answer questions from reporters after the Senate voted to consider hearing from witnesses in the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, at the Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2373227\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, pauses to answer questions from reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/maricopa-county-continues-to-block-ariz-senate\/\">Maricopa County continues to block Ariz. 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