The conservative lawmaker is facing angry rank-and-file state Republican Party committee members and the potential of a censure vote, a symbolic gesture that may have no real effect on the senator since he isn’t seeking reelection next year.
Pennsylvania’s Republican Party may meet to discuss censuring U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey over his vote to convict Donald Trump during the former president’s second impeachment trial.
“As a result of President Trump’s actions, for the first time in American history, the transfer of presidential power was not peaceful,” Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Pat Toomey said.