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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRaskin is correct - Trump was found guilty
by 57-43
I will add that what was required for conviction was 67 votes, but he is still guilty and every history book will say just that.
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Raskin is correct - Trump was found guilty (Original Post)
malaise
Feb 2021
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servermsh
(1,406 posts)1. 2/3rds is required to be guilty, in this process.
A guilty verdict auto-executes removal from office. If a sitting Judge for example, got a 57 - 43 vote, they would not be removed from office. Therefore not guilty.
qazplm135
(7,654 posts)2. if I steal something
and the jury finds 11-1 that I am guilty, am I guilty? or Not Guilty?
TwilightZone
(28,836 posts)3. Well, no.
He was declared not guilty. That's how it was announced by Leahy and how it was entered into the record.
I get what you're saying, but by the rules of impeachment, he is indeed not guilty. History will say he was acquitted.
Joinfortmill
(20,518 posts)4. Yes, but our politics are in a dangerous place.
