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TopicDonald Trump is a shitty president that deserves to be impeached Megathread
FrndNhbrHdCEman
12/06/19 3:04:58 AM
#320:


From my understanding, House of Reps votes to impeach, then Senate votes on to remove the president from office should impeachment pass in the House of Reps. Being that the Senate is Republican controlled, they will probably not vote him out if hes impeached by the House.
If he is impeached, I believe he can face trial once out of office.
tl;dr The POTUS can be impeached without being removed from office. Potentially facing trial once out of office.

Please remember that if a Person is Impeached, they cannot be pardoned for those crimes that the articles of impeachment were brought. So even if he doesn't face the Political Consequences of Impeachment (removal), it does impact the Judicial Process if he is impeachment.

Article II, Section II The President shall be commander in chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the militia of the several states, when called into the actual service of the United States; he may require the opinion, in writing, of the principal officer in each of the executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices, and he shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment.
The way I read this, the President, regardless of who cannot grant Pardons in cases of Impeachment. If the President is impeached for these crimes, and eventually faces Judicial Charges that are the same as the Impeachment Charges, it seems like whoever the President is, cannot pardon them. In this case, Trump may be Impeached for Bribery and Obstruction of Justice, this is the case of impeachment, and therefore, regardless if he's removed or not, he cannot be pardoned for Obstruction or Bribery. No way did the founders intend for a President who is impeached and/or removed to not face the Judicial Process for their high crimes and misdemeanors.

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