• 13igTyme@piefed.social
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      3 days ago

      Think you mean removed. The house votes to impeach and the Senate votes to remove after impeachment passes.

      His felony convictions are a separate matter that he will never have consequences for.

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        3 days ago

        Your confusion is exactly what I’m talking about.

        There are two steps when removing the president:

        1. Congress can vote to impeach, with simple majority
        2. Senate holds an impeachment trial. They need 2/3s vote to find the president guilty of the charges (convict the president).

        What everyone gets confused by is that twice congress found enough evidence to open a trial to remove Trump, but he was never convicted by the Senate/found guilty.

        Here’s an article that talks more about it - https://constitutionus.com/constitution/what-are-the-steps-of-the-impeachment-process/