Can Donald Trump Be Impeached Again? What to Know

[Uncle Joe]

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Now, just days into his second term, Congress is being called on to impeach Trump for a third time.

The Constitution gives the House of Representatives the power to file articles of impeachment against the president, vice president and other federal officials for treason, bribery and "other high crimes and misdemeanors." If the House adopts the articles by a simple majority vote, the official has been impeached.

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Although Trump was impeached twice during his first term, there is no reason that he can't be impeached again if there are new allegations that prompt the House to file articles of impeachment.

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If Trump were convicted in the Senate and forced from office, senators could also vote to disqualify him from holding any elected office again in the future.

https://www.newsweek.com/can-donald-trump-impeached-again-third-time-2024089

[rampartd]

1. we are a minority

and the repubs are terrorized by the bastard.

impeachment will not fly

[Uncle Joe]

5. There is always the hope that some of them will regain faith and become enlightened

as to what's really important.

Nonetheless the reasons for doing it are legion, whether you're a Democrat, Independent or Republican.

The people need to make their voices heard.

[Baron2024]

2. Some Basis For Impeachment

Only Congress can create or dissolve a federal agency, department, or program. Only Congress can authorize funding or cut funding. The Executive does not have the legal power to withhold funds that Congress has authorized. Trump and Musk are guilty of obstruction of government operations and in violating the Congress's constitutional powers. It is a massive abuse of executive powers.

So Trump and Musk are engaging in illegal and unconstitutional actions. The question is, what do we do about it? Musk does not have Presidential immunity, so perhaps the defiant remaining FBI Agents should seek a warrant for the arrest of Elon Musk on these sort of charges. It must be done quickly before the situation gets worse.

Furthermore, the doctrine of Presidential immunity must be challenged again in the courts. I would assert that illegal and unconstitutional acts by the President and his agents can not by definition be "official". Therefore, the President and his agents do not have immunity from prosecution for these unofficial and illegal acts.

The most immediate response to all of this should be by the Democrats in the Congress. They need to clearly state that Trump and his agents are engaged in illegal and unconstitutional acts, these are high crimes and misdemeanors, and that the Republicans in the Congress must join them in the only immediate remedy to an illegal Presidency-- Impeachment. If the Republicans refuse to support an Impeachment, they will demonstrate their unfitness for office and this can be used against them in the next round of elections in 2026, if the Republic manages to survive until then.

[Ocelot II]

3. He can, but it won't happen.

However, I'd kind of like it if every single day some Democrat introduced new articles of impeachment with new crimes and misdemeanors. Bury them in Trump's shit, every day.

[sop]

4. He could probably be impeached again for taking, hiding, not returning and sharing classified documents.

These were high crimes committed during his first term as president, and as a private citizen after leaving office. The House could use the evidence gathered by the FBI and Jack Smith's SC report to impeach Trump for the thrid time.

[TomSlick]

6. Not going to happen until at least after the midterms.

If the Rethuglicans take a beating in the midterms, then maybe.

[Uncle Joe]

7. Considering the pace that the Musk administration is attacking/or taking over the U.S. government

time is of the essence.

[TomSlick]

8. True but the GOP House and Senate aren't going to act until they feel a threat to their seats.

These guys don't care about the country. Their only concern is their power.

[Uncle Joe]

9. They should already, their power is diminishing as well.

If they wait for Musk to start screwing around with the monies that Congress; whether Democrat, Independent and Republican legally appropriated to be spent or invested, all stripes of the American people; whether Democrat, Independent and even Republican will become inflamed against them both in real time and from a future historical standpoint.

The fact that unelected, not government member, and Nazi saluting Musk even has access to this information should give them major alarm, regardless of political party.

[Aristus]

10. Who gives a shit if he can be impeached?!?

All that matters is if he can be convicted. Which he never will. And the only penalty for conviction on impeachment is removal from office. And no one has the balls to pass sentence on this fuckweasel!

The only hope we have now, since courage is no longer an American virtue, is a blood clot in the right place at the right time.

[Uncle Joe]

11. It's literally impossible for any President to be convicted if he/she isn't impeached first,

and it's literally impossible for any President to be impeached if no one tries first because they already gave up.