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986racer

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4. How then do you impeach former officials?

Reply to TwilightZone (Reply #3)

Sat Feb 13, 2021, 08:36 PM

Feb 2021

From what I got out of the trial, this was a commonly understood power. I.e., if an official is discovered to have committed impeachable offenses after the term ends (or resigns too quickly), that person can still be impeached.

I get that you wouldn't want to be able to impeach a person before they became a federal official, but after they are an official, it seems like it would have to be allowed.

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Hey Mitch, where does it say in the Constitution that a private citizen can't be impeached? ... [View all] 986racer Feb 2021 OP

The Framers didn't invent impeachment. They would have understood it to be for Federal officials servermsh Feb 2021 #1

That isn't how the constitution works FBaggins Feb 2021 #2

Article 2 Section 4 TwilightZone Feb 2021 #3

How then do you impeach former officials? 986racer Feb 2021 #4

Related question but how is it that Chief Justice Roberts PufPuf23 Feb 2021 #5

He didn't really have a choice FBaggins Feb 2021 #6

Because the President of the United States Mr.Bill Feb 2021 #7

Thanks FBaggins and Mr. Bill PufPuf23 Feb 2021 #8

Somebody here has to 'splain it to me, too. Mr.Bill Feb 2021 #9