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Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia argued for a different approach in the matter.

“What the president did was wrong. I see no path to the 67 votes required to impeach President Trump and haven’t since this trial started. However, I do believe a bipartisan majority of this body would vote to censure President Trump for his actions,” said Manchin, who has often agreed with Trump and bucked his party.

“Censure would allow this body to unite across party lines and as an equal branch of government to formally denounce the president’s actions and hold him accountable. His behavior cannot go unchecked by the Senate and censure would allow a bipartisan statement condemning his unacceptable behavior in the strongest terms.”

Manchin, who noted that he’s voted with the president on certain policies, condemned Trump’s July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that sparked the impeachment inquiry late last year. Trump’s come under fire in connection with accusations that pressured Zelenskiy to open political investigations and used the possibility of a White House meeting and military aid as leverage.
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