Impeachment: Can the Senate Legally Convict Trump After He Leaves Office?
Published Date: 1/14/2021
Source: Bloomberg Quicktake: Now
Donald Trump is the first president in U.S. history impeached twice by the House of Representatives. The first time around, it was clear from the start that the Senate would fall far short of the two-thirds supermajority needed to convict him and thus remove him from office. (In the end, only one Republican senator, Mitt Romney, joined Democrats in voting to convict, on one count.) This time could be different. Enough Republicans are angry about Trump’s role in fueling the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol that a two-thirds vote for conviction isn’t out of the question. And Trump will in all likelihood be an ex-president by the time the Senate votes, which raises questions about the purpose and legality of Senate action. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2TwO8Gm Bloomberg Quicktake brings you live global news and original shows spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world. To watch complete coverage on Bloomberg Quicktake 24/7, visit http://www.bloomberg.com/qt/live, or watch on Apple TV, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Fire TV and Android TV on the Bloomberg app. Have a story to tell? Fill out this survey for a chance to have it featured on Bloomberg Quicktake: https://cor.us/surveys/27AF30 Connect with us on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Bloomberg Breaking News on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BloombergQuickTakeNews Twitter: https://twitter.com/quicktake Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quicktake Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quicktake