(January 11, 2021 at 2:55 pm)arewethereyet Wrote: But being impeached by the House, even for a second time, is not enough to prevent Trump from seeking the White House or any other federal office in the future. That power rests in the U.S. Senate.
Article I of the Constitution authorizes the Senate to impose two punishments for a public official found guilty of articles of impeachment: removal from office and a ban on future officeholding.
According to the Senate's website, "The Constitution requires a two-thirds vote of the Senate to convict, and the penalty for an impeached official upon conviction is removal from office. In some cases, the Senate has also disqualified such officials from holding public offices in the future."
The second penalty—banning a public figure from running for office again—requires only a simple majority of 51 senators rather than the two-thirds majority needed for removal, according to The New York Times.
Can Donald Trump Run for President in 2024 if He's Impeached Again? (newsweek.com)
He’s got to be convicted before he can be banned from holding office in the future. Disqualification is one of the punishments attendant upon the conviction. To disqualify him without convicting him would be like putting a man in prison for bank robbery after he was acquitted of the charge.
Boru
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