Cassidy joined six other Republicans and all 50 Democrats in voting to convict Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Cassidy said "Our Constitution and our country is more important than any one person. I voted to convict President Trump because he is guilty."
Shortly after the Senate's vote, the Republican Party of Louisiana said in a statement that its executive committee unanimously voted for Cassidy to be censured, a largely symbolic expression of disapproval. "We condemn, in the strongest possible terms, the vote today by Sen. Cassidy to convict former President Trump," the group said in a tweet. "Fortunately, clearer heads prevailed and President Trump has been acquitted of the impeachment charge filed against him."
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