No. 2 GOP senator suggests he's open to censuring Trump
By Jordain Carney - 02/12/21 01:03 PM EST Sen. John Thune (S.D.), the No. 2 Republican senator, indicated on Friday that he could be open to censuring former President Trump, depending on how the resolution was framed.
Asked about censuring Trump, Thune indicated that proposals are floating around but noted that it would need to be "effective."
"I know there are a couple of resolutions out there. ... I've seen a couple of resolutions at least that I think could attract some support," Thune told reporters.
Pressed if he was saying the resolutions could get support from him, he added: "Yeah."
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) has drafted a censure resolution that would also include language from the 14th Amendment that he hopes could be used to bar Trump from future office.
Thune, however, appeared to indicate that a resolution that also works in the 14th Amendment was largely a non-starter. Some Democrats and legal experts have floated Section Three of the amendment as a way to block Trump's path without formally convicting him in the impeachment trial.
"I don't think ... those will go anywhere," Thune said.
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