List of United States Senators expelled or censured | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-05

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List of United States Senators expelled or censured


00:00:58 1 Expelled senators
00:01:08 2 Expulsion proceedings not resulting in expulsion
00:01:39 3 Censured senators
00:01:48 4 See also



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The United States Constitution gives the Senate the power to expel any member by a two-thirds vote. This is distinct from the power over impeachment trials and convictions that the Senate has over executive and judicial federal officials. The Senate concluded in 1798 that senators could not be impeached, but only expelled, while conducting the impeachment trial of William Blount, who had already been expelled.Expulsion has not occurred since the Civil War, which most of the expulsions were related to, although this is partly because many members resign rather than face a formal proceeding when expulsion appears possible. Censure, a lesser punishment which represents a formal statement of disapproval, has been more common in the 19th century. Although censure carries no formal punishment, only one senator (Benjamin R. Tillman) of the nine to be censured has ever been re-elected.  Unlike the House of Representatives, which also disciplines by reprimand, a censure is the weakest form of discipline the Senate issues.