However, Manchin and his Democratic colleagues Doug Jones of Alabama and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona have left open the possibility that they might vote to acquit Trump.
Harvard Law School professor Laurence Tribe tweeted on Monday that he believes "Manchin's censure move could serve only to give him and Jones cover to acquit, yielding a 55-45 acquittal margin and no majority to censure."
Monday's session came days after Senate voted mostly along party lines to reject the effort in seeking witnesses and documents for the proceeding, paving the way for a quick end.
The House, controlled by Democrats, impeached Trump in December last year for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, charges that the White House has refuted.
A whistleblower raised concern in an anonymous complaint last summer about the White House's interactions with Ukraine, triggering a Democrat-led impeachment inquiry against Trump.
The U.S. president was alleged to have pressed his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, into launching investigations that could politically benefit him. Furthermore, the White House allegedly tried to cover it up.
In tweets on Monday, Trump called the impeachment a partisan "hoax," while lashing out at the whistleblower and Democrats.
"Where's the Whistleblower? Where's the second Whistleblower? Where's the Informer? Why did Corrupt politician Schiff MAKE UP my conversation with the Ukrainian President???" Trump wrote. "Why didn't the House do its job?"
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