Government,
Constitutional Law
Jan. 13, 2021
Can the Senate try a president after he leaves office?
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has indicated that a trial in the Senate will begin after Trump leaves office. But does the Senate have jurisdiction over Trump once he is a private citizen? At that point, removal from office is no longer relevant.
John H. Minan
Emeritus Professor of Law
University of San Diego School of Law
Professor Minan is a former attorney with the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. and the former chairman of the San Diego Regional Water Quality Board.
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