re: Leahy, not Roberts, to preside over impeachment trial

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And there's the rub. Trump isn't the president so it can (but does not have to be) someone else.

Puts a finer point on the "can you impeach someone not in office" question.

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The parish dog catcher isn't the President either, can we impeach him too?

Not a joke, not a gotcha question.

The impeachment process is spelled out explicitly in the Constitution for a reason. Not only does this violate the intent and purpose of the US Constitution as a limiting document but its fricking assnine to argue that anything not included in its provisions is also automatically Constitutional. Its the kind of surface level reasoning you would expect from a 5 year old child.

If you think Trump committed a crime, file your criminal complaint and prosecute. He is a citizen now. Impeachment is the mechanism to remove a sitting POTUS who is immune from criminal prosecution while in office. He is no longer in office.