The central committee of the Republican Party of North Carolina voted unanimously on Monday to censor the senator. Richard Burr
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The committee announced censorship in a statement that argued that Burr’s vote for the conviction was outside the authority of the constitution.
“Tonight, the Central Committee of the Republican Party of North Carolina (NCGOP) voted unanimously to censor Sen. Richard Burr for his vote to convict former President Trump in the impeachment trial he declared unconstitutional,” the committee said. in a statement, adding that “the Democratic-led attempt to impeach a former president is outside the United States Constitution.”
“Now that the Senate has voted to absolve President Trump, we expect Democrats to put their party agenda aside and focus on American priorities in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic, reopening schools safely and restarting the economy,” he concluded.
Burr, who said he had no plans to run for re-election, initially voted that trying Trump in the Senate was unconstitutional because the former president was no longer in office. But he finally joined six other Republicans to vote to condemn Trump.
“It’s really a sad day for North Carolina Republicans,” said Burr in response to censorship. “My party leadership chose loyalty to a man over the fundamental principles of the Republican Party and the founders of our great nation.”
Republicans who voted to condemn Trump are now facing fierce criticism from Trump’s conservatives and allies within his party.
Burr’s censorship comes as Sen. Mitt Romney
Willard (Mitt) Mitt Romney Democratic Senator defends decision not to call witnesses: ‘They would not get more Republican votes’ Cassidy: It was clear that Trump ‘wanted legislators to be intimidated’ The Republican Party of North Carolina condemns Burr for a vote of impeachment against Trump MORE (R-Utah) and Sen. Susan Collins
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The Republican Party of Louisiana censored Sen. Bill Cassidy
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The Democratic Party of North Carolina criticized the censorship, with President Wayne Goodwin saying in a statement that the state’s Republican Party is “in a total civil war”.
“Today’s vote of censure against his senior senator for a vote of conscience in the most bipartisan conviction of a president in history proves that this is the Donald Trump Party above all,” Goodwin said in a statement. “The inhabitants of North Carolina are already fleeing the party by the thousands, donors are closing their checkbooks and political leaders are withdrawing their support after the Republicans of North Carolina helped incite a dangerous attack on our Capitol, and the consequences are only growing. “
Senators voted 57-43 on Saturday over whether to condemn Trump for “deliberately inciting violence against the United States government,” 10 votes below the 67 votes required for sentencing.
Jordain Carney contributed.