Michigan GOP effort to censure Upton, Meijer fails in committee
Washington GOP U.S. Reps. Fred Upton and Peter Meijer avoided censure Wednesday by a Michigan Republican Party committee, which defeated the resolution by a 9-5 vote, the panel s chairman said.
Upton of St. Joseph and Meijer of Grand Rapids Township were among 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump for his role in instigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
The failed censure vote is the latest skirmish in a tug of war within the party that s pitted Trump loyalists against those denouncing his unproven claims that the presidential election was stolen.