North Carolina GOP Censures Sen. Burr Over Impeachment Vote

Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), chairman of Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, leaves after a vote at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on May 14, 2020. Alex Wong/Getty Images

The North Carolina Republican Party said on Monday that it had voted unanimously to censure Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) for his vote to impeach former President Donald Trump.

“The North Carolina Republican Party Central Committee voted unanimously to censure Senator Richard Burr for his vote to convict former President Trump in the impeachment trial which he declared to be unconstitutional,” the party said in a statement.