Democrats made it clear they believe Trump has committed crimes far too grave to remain in office. They view censure as a 'slap on the wrist.'
In a photo that went viral after the image was shared on social media by President Donald Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is seen confronting the president during a meeting at the White House on October 16 in Washington, D.C.More recently, the House has voted on resolutions of condemnation, which, like censures, are symbolic and non-binding, and are considered a lesser rebuke than censuring. Reps.
"I will tell you, sitting here knowing how divided this country is, I don't see the value of taking him out of office, but I do see the value of putting down a marker saying his behavior is not acceptable," Lawrence said Sunday on."I want him censured. I want it on the record that the House of Representatives did their job and they told this president, and any president coming behind him, that this is unacceptable behavior and under our Constitution, we will not allow it.
Democrats' response to the idea has been tepid. Rep. Steve Cohen said on CNN Tuesday that when he first raised the notion of censuring Trump during a Democratic caucus meeting in the spring,"the response was that it wasn't a strong enough measure for the conduct the president engaged in, even at a time when we weren't pursuing impeachment."
Rep. Adam Schiff , the lawmaker who's spearheaded the impeachment inquiry as chairman of the Intelligence Committee, told NBC's Meet The Press over the weekend the evidence they've compiled of wrongdoing by the president"is already overwhelming."
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