Pat Toomey in 2022 PA Senate race

On Government Reform: I think Trump committed impeachable offenses

TOOMEY: So, I think the president did commit impeachable offenses. There's little doubt in my mind about that. We're literally less than one week to go at that point. I'm also not at all clear that it's constitutionally permissible to impeach someone after they have left office. So, there may not be a viable impeachment route at this point. Source: CNN State of the Union on 2022 Pennsylvania Senate race Jan 10, 2021

On Government Reform: Not clear if impeachment is valid after leaving office

[On Trump's second impeachment]: One, it's not clear the Constitution permits impeachment. conviction and prohibition against ever serving again, which is a separate vote, that that's permitted after a person has left office. Number two, I would certainly hope, and I actually do believe, that the president has disqualified himself. I don't think he's a viable candidate for office ever again because of the outrageous behavior in the post-election period. Source: Meet the Press interview on 2022 Pennsylvania Senate race Jan 10, 2021

On Principles & Values: Choice between radical left wing and Trump, not referendum

We looked at a choice that we had between an ever more radicalized left-wing Democratic Party and a man who's very, very flawed, but with whom we actually had very substantive success in the early parts of his administration, with a record-performing economy, with peace agreements in the Middle East, with restoring the strength of our military and all kinds of judicial confirmations. It wasn't a referendum on Donald Trump. It was a choice. Source: CNN State of the Union on 2022 Pennsylvania Senate race Jan 10, 2021

On Government Reform: Bipartisan independent commission to investigate Jan. 6th

Sen. Toomey (R) did not vote on H.R. 3233, which would have created a bipartisan independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 riot and general security issues related to the incident.

Upon request by Snopes/OnTheIssues, Sen. Toomey's staff indicated that his vote would have been a "Yes." Contemporaneous statement provided to Snopes by spokesperson: "Senator Toomey has a family commitment he has to attend to today. Had he been in Washington, Senator Toomey would have voted in favor of the motion to proceed to the January 6th commission legislation with the expectation that the Senate would consider, and Senator Toomey would have supported, an amendment that addresses Republican concerns about partisan staffing and the duration of the commission."

If this vote had been registered, Toomey would have been the sixth GOP senator with a "perfect" score of +6 on the January 6th Scorecard.

Source: OnTheIssues.org interview on 2022 Pennsylvania Senate race Jan 6, 2022

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