The North Carolina Republican Party says it will vote Monday later if it censors Republican Party Sen. Richard Burr for voting to convict former President Donald Trump in his indictment in the Senate.
Burr was one of seven Republicans who crossed the aisle and voted with all 50 Democrats to convict Trump of the House’s only accusation of inciting an insurgency on the Capitol on Jan. 6.
But Trump was acquitted because the 57-43 margin fell well below the 67 votes needed to condemn.
A North Carolina Republican Party spokesman said in a statement Sunday afternoon that the central committee would meet Monday evening to vote.
After the indictment trial ended Saturday, North Carolina GOP President Michael Whatley blew up Burr.
“Republicans in North Carolina sent Senator Burr to the U.S. Senate to confirm the Constitution and his vote today to convict him in a trial he declared unconstitutional is shocking and disappointing,” Whatley said in a statement.
Burr, who announced in 2016 that he would not run for re-election in 2022, defended his decision.
“Resident p promoted unfounded conspiracy theories to question the integrity of a free and fair election because he did not like the results … [and] when the crowd turned violent, the president used his office to inflame the situation instead of immediately calling for an end to the assault, ”he said on Saturday.
Burr voted to convict Trump along with Republican Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Mitt Romney of Utah, Ben Sasse of Nebraska and Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania.
The Louisiana Republican Party censored Cassidy on Saturday.
“The Louisiana Republican Party Executive Committee has voted unanimously to censor Sen. Bill Cassidy for his vote today to convict former President Donald J. Trump on the impeachment charge,” the party said in a statement Saturday.
Murkowski is the only one of seven to run for re-election in 2022.
With publishing cables