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MAGA1775 -4 points ago +2 / -6

You can impeach Presidents that are out of office.

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GAShredder 5 points ago +5 / -0

How can you impeach someone from an office that isn’t holding that office?

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MAGA1775 3 points ago +3 / -0

You can still impeach them. Impeachment isn't just removal from office.

Its a charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office and its a charge against that person's integrity.

They can have impeachment proceedings on President's that are out of office.

There were other President's in US history who had impeachment proceedings done on them after they left office.

Its a way to spit in Trump and Trump supporter's faces, delegitimize his Presidency, and take away his benefits such as lifetime Secret Service protection

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GAShredder 3 points ago +3 / -0

Okay thanks for clearing it up for me. Which Presidents had impeachment proceedings done after they left office?

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NADSAQ 1 point ago +1 / -0

Not that I support this kangaroo court bullshit, but an impeachment is just an indictment of the sitting President by the House acting as a grand jury. The trial, in the Senate, could reasonably take place after exiting office, like for example if you committed a crime on the last day, and then evidence would be gathered and presented.

Not that there is a crime, or evidence, or justice to be had here.

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GAShredder 1 point ago +1 / -0

Impeachment is specifically about removing one from a government office. Yes, you would hope it is because of misconduct or crimes that have occurred but impeachment is not about charging one with a crime. It’s about how one is unworthy to hold a certain office. You can’t be removed from an office that you don’t hold.

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charlieMo 1 point ago +1 / -0

Clarification: He WAS impeached by the house while in office - done deal. The trial in the senate is a separate event to determine guilt.

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