Pat Toomey

Republican State Parties Censure Senators Who Voted to Convict Trump

| Importance: 8/10

Within days of seven Republican senators voting to convict Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial, Republican state parties across the country moved swiftly to censure those senators for their votes of conscience. The censure wave began on February 13, 2021—the same day as the impeachment …

Bill Cassidy Richard Burr Ben Sasse Pat Toomey Lisa Murkowski +2 more Republican Party Impeachment Censure Party Loyalty Political Retaliation
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Senate Acquits Trump 57-43 Despite Bipartisan Majority Finding Him Guilty

| Importance: 10/10

On February 13, 2021, the Senate voted 57-43 to acquit former President Donald Trump on the charge of incitement of insurrection, with the vote falling ten short of the two-thirds majority (67 votes) required for conviction. Despite the acquittal, the vote represented the most bipartisan …

Donald Trump Mitt Romney Richard Burr Bill Cassidy Susan Collins +3 more Impeachment Senate Trial Constitutional Crisis Republican Party Acquittal
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Kansas City Fed Approves Reserve Trust Master Account After Alleged Intervention

| Importance: 8/10

The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City reversed its 2017 denial and approved Reserve Trust Company’s master account application in May 2018, approximately nine months after former Fed Governor Sarah Bloom Raskin allegedly contacted Kansas City Fed President Esther George. The approval raised …

Sarah Bloom Raskin Reserve Trust Company Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Esther George Pat Toomey +1 more federal-reserve corruption revolving-door sarah-bloom-raskin kansas-city-fed +3 more
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Kansas City Fed Denies Reserve Trust Master Account Amid Potential Regulatory Capture

| Importance: 8/10

On June 15, 2017, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City initially denied Reserve Trust Company’s application for a master account, one month after former Fed Governor Sarah Bloom Raskin joined the fintech’s board. Subsequent investigations revealed that Raskin allegedly made direct …

Sarah Bloom Raskin Reserve Trust Company Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Esther George Pat Toomey +1 more federal-reserve corruption revolving-door sarah-bloom-raskin kansas-city-fed +4 more
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