Here’s What Might Happen If Senate Opts to Hold 2nd Impeachment Trial

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🗓️ 15 January 2021

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday became the first president to be impeached a second time. The House voted 232 to 197 to impeach the president, with 10 Republican members joining all of the Democrats. President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration is less than a week away, which doesn’t give the Senate enough time to hold a trial before Trump’s term expires. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., says that if a Senate trial is to take place, it will occur after Trump leaves office. Fred Lucas—The Daily Signal’s chief national affairs correspondent, co-host of "The Right Side of History" podcast, and author of the book "Abuse of Power: Inside The Three-Year Campaign to Impeach Donald Trump"—joins the show to explain what precedent exists for holding an impeachment trial after an individual has left office, and what the likely outcome of that Senate trial would be. We also cover these stories: Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., says it’s not within the Senate’s purview to hold an impeachment trial after Trump leaves office. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi proposes a new House rule to fine members $5,000 if they don’t follow new security protocols. Nike announces that it won’t donate to the campaigns of politicians who wanted to decertify the 2020 election results. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Friday, January 15th. I'm Rachel
0:09.3	Del Judis. And I'm Virginia Allen. On Wednesday, the House voted to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time,
0:16.5	making him the first president to ever be impeached twice. Fred Lucas, the Daily Signals
0:21.8	Chief National Affairs Correspondent, co-host of the Right Side of History
0:26.0	Podcast, and author of the book Abuse of Power Inside the Three Year campaign to impeach Donald
0:32.3	Trump joins the show to explain what happens next and
0:36.0	how likely the Senate is to hold impeachment hearings after Trump has already left office.
0:42.2	And don't forget, if you're enjoying this podcast,
0:44.5	please be sure to leave for review
0:46.3	or a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts
0:48.6	and encourage others to subscribe.
0:50.8	Now, onto our top news. Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas says the Senate holding an impeachment
1:05.8	trial after Trump leaves office isn't within the Senate's purview.
1:09.6	The House voted on Wednesday to impeach Trump for a second time for incitement of insurrection.
1:16.0	In his statement released on his website, Cotton said that the Senate lacks constitutional authority
1:21.5	to conduct impeachment proceedings against a former president.
1:25.8	The founders designed the impeachment process as a way to remove office holders from public
1:30.4	office, not an inquest against private citizens.
1:34.7	The Constitution presupposes an office from which an impeached officeholder can be removed.
1:41.5	Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi proposed a new House rule on Thursday that would find
1:46.6	members $5,000 if they do not follow new security protocols, including walking through a metal detector before entering the
1:54.8	house chamber.
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