re: Why has no one put 2 and 2 together with impeachment?

f he's successfully impeached, he will not be eligible to hold office again, thus prohibiting him from running in 2024.


This !!!

I trusted the GOP back then.

I wouldn't count on them now.

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He was successfully impeached prior to the 2020 election. What happened on that?

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He wasn't indicted by the Senate, which is the goal.

If he's impeached by the House, then removed by the Senate, then one of the penalties imposed could be a prohibition on Trump ever holding public office again.

Oh no doubt, my point just being that there would still be that significant step before any such penalty could be levied.

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They want Republicans from competitive districts to have to be on record with a vote that will piss off the base, or piss off suburban women

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This is the way I see it. Though a GOPer could vote not to convict and say the reason is that it serves no good, will only rile people up, and that Trump is done in a couple of days anyway. Totally reasonable stance and should be acceptable to most normal people.

Impeachment serves no purpose other than to be vindictive.

Because a man who didn't understand his words would cause his supporters to attack the Capitol could underestimate how actions on a world scale (like with Iran) could cost millions of lives. Or possibly start more internal unrest like several threads have suggested.