Last night, the Indiana County Republican Committee approved a resolution to censure both of Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senators over their votes to convict former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial.
Republican Pat Toomey and Democrat Bob Casey, Jr. both voted to convict Trump in connection with the riots at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6th. Randy Degenkolb, serving in his first meeting of the committee as their chairman, said the vote concerned a few issues with the constitutionality of the hearing.
Last night’s vote came after the state Republican Committee tried to hold a similar vote on Wednesday night, but was unable to get a definitive vote as the group had technical difficulties with the virtual meeting. Toomey was also present during Wednesday night’s lengthy meeting to defend his vote.
The censure vote for Toomey may be a moot point as he is not planning to run for re-election. He also announced that he will not run for the PA Governor’s seat. His term ends in 2022.
A censure is an expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism.
