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5. So tell us, Mitch
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 09:43 PM
Feb 2021

Donald Trump was impeached by the House. That means a trial. Who is supposed to try impeachments? Is there any weaseling away from that duty? Let's take a quick look at that quaint old document you swore to preserve, protect and defend. It's in Article I, section 2, right near the beginning: "the Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments." By "sole Power," the Senate is the one and only body that can try an official who has been impeached by the House. Are you saying that this is a discretionary duty of the Senate, or that some other body can try impeachments? Because the Constitution quite plainly disagrees with you.

You should resign since you can't do your constitutional duty.

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