Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) introduced a resolution Wednesday to censure Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) after she defended Jan. 6 defendants in an interview earlier this month, calling them “hostages”—echoing language used by former President Donald Trump, who Stefanik has endorsed for president.

<div class="image-embed__placeholder"><img src="https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/65a8250dfa312b96734bd9b2/Meet-the-Press---Season-77/960x0.jpg?fit=scale" alt="Meet the Press - Season 77" width="100%" height="auto"></div><figcaption><fbs-accordion class="expandable" current="-1">Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) appears on "Meet the Press" in Washington D.C., Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024. ... [+] (Photo by: William B. Plowman/NBC via Getty Images)</fbs-accordion>William B. Plowman/NBC via Getty Images</figcaption>

House lawmakers have increasingly resorted to the once rarely used mechanism to punish their colleagues amid bitter partisanship on Capitol Hill.{ai:summary}Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) proposes resolution to censure Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) for defending Jan. 6 defendants and endorsing Trump. #politics

Democrat Goldman Introduces Censure Resolution Against GOP’s Stefanik For Calling Jan. 6 Defendants ‘Hostages’

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