▲ 249 ▼ 'Impeachable': Explosive report on Trump's massive crypto 'scandal' stuns observers (www.rawstory.com) submitted 1 year ago by tfm@piefed.europe.pub to c/BoycottUnitedStates@europe.pub 25 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] naught@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 year ago (4 children) He's been impeached twice tbf permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (2 children) We need to get past this, everyone means convicted not just impeached. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 13igTyme@piefed.social 15 points 1 year ago* (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago Your confusion is exactly what I'm talking about. There are two steps when removing the president: Congress can vote to impeach, with simple majority 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/ permalink fedilink source parent [–] WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 year ago And even then there wasn't enough integrity or courage to carry through with the next step and remove him from office, so the impeachments were ultimately just empty gestures. And now we won't even get that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (2 children) We need to get past this, everyone means convicted not just impeached. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 13igTyme@piefed.social 15 points 1 year ago* (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago Your confusion is exactly what I'm talking about. There are two steps when removing the president: Congress can vote to impeach, with simple majority 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/ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 13igTyme@piefed.social 15 points 1 year ago* (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago Your confusion is exactly what I'm talking about. There are two steps when removing the president: Congress can vote to impeach, with simple majority 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/ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago Your confusion is exactly what I'm talking about. There are two steps when removing the president: Congress can vote to impeach, with simple majority 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/ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 year ago And even then there wasn't enough integrity or courage to carry through with the next step and remove him from office, so the impeachments were ultimately just empty gestures. And now we won't even get that. permalink fedilink source parent