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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEven if Trump pardons himself? Could he still be impeached by the Senate?
Just so he doesnt get run for President ever again?
hlthe2b
(114,674 posts)imanamerican63
(16,406 posts)servermsh
(1,406 posts)Fiendish Thingy
(24,066 posts)Piratedog
(266 posts)catbyte
(39,305 posts)prohibit him from running for federal office, but unlike the vote to convict, the vote to prohibit him from running is a simple majority vote.
Quixote1818
(31,158 posts)as it would have been him admitting guilt. He would have opened himself up to every civil and state lawsuit on the planet.
msongs
(74,183 posts)Timewas
(2,776 posts)Been impeached, the senate runs the trial and regardless of the outcome he has still been impeached twice.
stopbush
(24,852 posts)Gothmog
(182,015 posts)Impeachments are not subject to pardons
greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)
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