Democrats draft Plan B expecting Trump impeachment acquittal | McClatchy Washington Bureau

Democrats draft Plan B expecting Trump impeachment acquittal | McClatchy Washington Bureau 2

House and Senate Democrats may push ahead this week with a censure resolution to bar former President Donald Trump from holding future office over his role in the U.S. Capitol riot, anticipating acquittal in the Senate impeachment trial, several sources familiar with the matter told McClatchy.

The effort to draft the resolution that would invoke a provision of the 14th Amendment began quietly in January and gained momentum over the weekend, as Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia and Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine gauge whether the measure could attract bipartisan support.

The reception has been lukewarm so far from Democrats, who would prefer to see the former president convicted in the impeachment trial, and from Republicans, who fear political consequences in barring Trump from office.

Source: Democrats draft Plan B expecting Trump impeachment acquittal | McClatchy Washington Bureau


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