Sen. Kaine may file censure next week to condemn Trump, try to make him ineligible for future office

Sen. Tim Kaine said on Thursday that he is looking toward next week to file a resolution decrying former President Trump and seeking to make him ineligible to ever hold public office again.

"In a way I view it as kind of censure-plus because it has these two factual findings that could have the same consequence as an impeachment conviction," the Virginia Democrat said, according to The Hill. "It's not just, 'hey you did those things and that's bad.'"

The outlet reported that according to the Virginia Democrat, the resolution finds that the Jan. 6 Capitol episode constituted an insurrection and that then-president Trump provided "aid and comfort to the insurrection."

"If he ever were to decide to run again, which may not happen, then likely a court or somebody would say OK what about your behavior in January of 2021 including the congressional fact finding," the senator said according to The Hill, suggesting that "Congress finding the facts would be given great deference by a court."

The 14th Amendment prohibits anyone from holding office who has previously taken an oath "to support the Constitution of the United States," as a public official, but later "engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof." A two-thirds vote of each congressional chamber can "remove such disability," according to the 14th Amendment.