Kaine eyes next week to file censure aiming to bar Trump from future office
By Jordain Carney - 01/28/21 03:50 PM EST Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said Thursday that he is looking at next week to file his resolution to formally condemn former President Trump and try to bar him from holding future office.
Kaine is still gathering input but has drafted a resolution that would formally censure Trump. It also includes provisions that would mirror language in Section 3 of the 14th Amendment on barring officials from holding future office.
"In a way I view it as kind of censure-plus because it has these two factual findings that could have the same consequence as an impeachment conviction," Kaine said. "It's not just, 'hey you did those things and that's bad.' "
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Kaine added that the language in the resolution — which he noted was technically a condemnation resolution — would have "practical consequences" if Trump runs for office again, something he's flirted with.
In addition to condemning Trump, the resolution makes two findings, according to Kaine: that Jan. 6 was an insurrection and that Trump gave "aid and comfort to the insurrection."
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