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Originally Posted by amancuso
There is so much misunderstanding about impeachment. Impeachment is an indictment to be recorded for history. The Senate trial is a separate function to decide if there will be removal. He has been impeached. Whether or not he is removed from office is immaterial.
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I understand impeachment quite well, thank you. If he is acquitted by the trial, the impeachment doesn't actually stand. Yes, it is in history that he, like Clinton, was impeached by the House of Representatives. But, there are more aspects to impeachment than just the portion processed by the House. And yes I understand the trial is also in reference to removal from office. This is why, if acquitted, he is able to still run for re-election in 2020.