Minnesota Senate Republicans on Thursday will make a motion to expel their colleague Sen. Justin Eichorn following a federal criminal charge that he solicited sex from someone he thought was 17, but turned out to be an undercover officer.

Justin Eichorn, 40, was arrested by Bloomington Police on Monday after they said they had communication with the state senator. Eichorn gained national headlines earlier this week after he co-authored a bill in the Minnesota Senate wanting to define "Trump derangement syndrome" as a mental illness.

A growing group of lawmakers called for Eichorn’s resignation on Wednesday and said they’ll try to vote to expel him if he doesn’t step aside voluntarily.

A Minnesota state Republican lawmaker who recently made headlines for wanting to make “Trump derangement syndrome” a mental illness is back in the news. GOP state Sen. Justin Eichorn was arrested Tuesday and charged with soliciting a minor for prostitution,

Justin Eichorn, one of multiple Minnesota Senators behind a Republican-backed bill to classify Trump Derangement Syndrome as an official mental illness, has been arrested. For context, the Republican politician was one of five to draft a bill that would recognize Trump Derangement Syndrome — an invented term used against those who oppose President