I’m particularly certain that banning him from public office can only be done if he has been convicted. It’s not explicitly stated in the constitution, but no Supreme Court would ever agree that congress has the power to prevent a person from running for office with a simple majority.
Whether a vote to ban him requires a simple majority (after a potential conviction) is constitutionally incredibly dubious.
Whether a trial can held after he has left office is even more dubious.
Whether the presidency is even included in this portion of the constitution is also incredibly dubious.
The whole thing is such a farce that I struggle to take it as being any sort of serious threat. But trying to ban him from public office does seem like their motive here.
I’m particularly certain that banning him from public office can only be done if he has been convicted. It’s not explicitly stated in the constitution, but no Supreme Court would ever agree that congress has the power to prevent a person from running for office with a simple majority.
Whether a vote to ban him requires a simple majority (after a potential conviction) is constitutionally incredibly dubious.
Whether a trial can held after he has left office is even more dubious.
Whether the presidency is even included in this portion of the constitution is also incredibly dubious.
The whole thing is such a farce that I struggle to take it as being any sort of serious threat. But trying to ban him from public office does seem like their motive here.