• jacksilver@lemmy.world
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    15 days ago

    Your confusion is exactly what I’m talking about.

    There are two steps when removing the president:

    1. Congress can vote to impeach, with simple majority
    2. Senate holds an impeachment trial. They need 2/3s vote to find the president guilty of the charges (convict the president).

    What everyone gets confused by is that twice congress found enough evidence to open a trial to remove Trump, but he was never convicted by the Senate/found guilty.

    Here’s an article that talks more about it - https://constitutionus.com/constitution/what-are-the-steps-of-the-impeachment-process/