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Running on empty: Senate Republicans ponder barring Donald Trump from seeking office again - USA TODAY

Running on empty: Senate Republicans ponder barring Donald Trump from seeking office again - USA TODAY

Jan 16, 2021 1 min, 54 secs

The impeachment trial of Donald Trump isn't about removing him from the presidency – it's about preventing him from running for president again.

WASHINGTON – An impeachment trial of Donald Trump isn't about removing him from the presidency – his term ends Wednesday, either way.

Several senators, including Republicans, have noted that if they vote to convict Trump of inciting last week's attack on Congress, they could then vote to bar him from future public office, effectively nixing another presidential campaign.

"If the president is convicted, there will be a vote on barring him from running again," said Sen.

Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., the chamber's top Republican, made clear he is considering conviction, opening the door to an effective ban on Trump within the Republican Party.

But many Republicans beyond Congress have said it would be a good idea to leave Trump behind, underscoring GOP anxiety over another Trump presidential run in the wake of last week's insurrection by supporters.

Another Trump candidacy would further divide and undermine the Republican Party, making it more vulnerable in future congressional and presidential races, several Republicans have said.

Many blame Trump for this month's losses by two Republican senators in Georgia, defeats that cost the party control of the chamber.

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A majority (56%) of Americans overall believe the Senate should remove Trump from office and disqualify him from running again, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll released Friday.

Even if he announces he isn't running for president, Trump is still planning to get involved in the 2022 congressional elections – targeting Republicans who displeased him during the election protest.

Trump allies are also targeting the ten House Republicans who voted in favor of impeachment.

The Senate will soon be split 50-50 between the parties, and a few Republicans have suggested they want to purge Trump from the party

Lara Brown, director of the Graduate School of Political Management at George Washington University, said members of the party like McConnell know "Trump and his insurrectionist brand of politics is destroying the Republican Party and is dangerous for the country."

Alex Conant, a Republican political consultant who worked for Marco Rubio's presidential campaign in 2016, said the Republicans won't be a majority party as long as Trump is a major part of it

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