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Government,
Constitutional Law

Jan. 15, 2021

Could impeachment really bar Trump from running again?

Current Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said that there is not time for the Senate to try President Trump before he leaves office, so the Senate trial will have to occur after Trump is no longer president.

Kris Whitten

Retired California deputy attorney general

The House of Representatives has once again voted to impeach President Donald Trump, but he is scheduled to leave office in less than a week. Current Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said that there is not time for the Senate to try President Trump before he leaves office, so the Senate trial will have to occur after Trump is no longer president.

Article I, Section 3, Clause 7 of the Constitution of the United States says: ...

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