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===117th Congress===

===117th Congress===

Cassidy was one of only seven [[GOP]] senators who voted along with all Democrats on February 13, 2021 to convict former president [[Donald Trump]] over flimsy charges brought against him in an article of impeachment over the [[2021 Capitol riot]],<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/538764-seven-gop-senators-vote-to-convict-trump Seven GOP senators vote to convict Trump]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 13, 2021.</ref> vaguely justifying his decision by calling him "guilty".<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/538774-gop-sen-cassidy-i-voted-to-convict-trump-because-he-is-guilty GOP Sen. Cassidy: 'I voted to convict Trump because he is guilty']. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 13, 2021.</ref> Representing a state which strongly favored Trump in the [[2020 U.S. presidential election]], Cassidy was unanimously censured by the Louisiana Republican Party.<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/538786-louisiana-gop-votes-to-censure-cassidy-over-impeachment-vote Louisiana GOP votes to censure Cassidy over impeachment vote]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 13, 2021.</ref>

Cassidy was one of only seven [[GOP]] senators who voted along with all Democrats on February 13, 2021 to convict former president [[Donald Trump]] over flimsy charges brought against him in an article of impeachment over the [[2021 Capitol riot]],<ref>Carney, Jourdain (February 13, 2021). [https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/538764-seven-gop-senators-vote-to-convict-trump Seven GOP senators vote to convict Trump]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 13, 2021.</ref> vaguely justifying his decision by calling him "guilty".<ref>Lonas, Lexi (February 13, 2021). [https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/538774-gop-sen-cassidy-i-voted-to-convict-trump-because-he-is-guilty GOP Sen. Cassidy: 'I voted to convict Trump because he is guilty']. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 13, 2021.</ref> Representing a state which strongly favored Trump in the [[2020 U.S. presidential election]], Cassidy was unanimously censured by the Louisiana Republican Party.<ref>William Jourdan (February 13, 2021). [https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/538786-louisiana-gop-votes-to-censure-cassidy-over-impeachment-vote Louisiana GOP votes to censure Cassidy over impeachment vote]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 13, 2021.</ref>

==Political positions==

==Political positions==