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What's the Point of an Impeachment Trial Now That Trump Is Out of Office?
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4:18Now PlayingThe same Senate chamber that was overrun by insurrectionists will be the somber court for Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, as senators weigh whether to make him the first president permanently disqualified from future office.
A year ago, following a trial largely drama-free because its end result was never much in doubt, the Senate acquitted Trump of two articles of impeachment. Much is different this time.
Trump is an ex-president, the first to face impeachment proceedings after leaving office; the person wielding the gavel will be different; big-name defense attorneys aren’t lining up to defend Trump; and Republicans may be less united in their support of him.
Should Trump be convicted, a followup vote supported by a simple majority of senators could disqualify him from ever serving again in federal office.
Trump has made noises about running for the presidency again in 2024, a prospect that alarms Democrats and complicates the ambitions of other Republicans who envision themselves in the Oval Office.
If convicted, Trump also could lose many of the benefits afforded to former presidents, which, under a 1958 act, include a lifetime pension, an annual travel budget and funding for an office and staff. Lifetime protection by the Secret Service is one benefit that would not be affected.
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