Advocate Dershowitz: "The constitution does not allow for a trial after the priesthood" • Democrats are expected to finish voting on the charges by Wednesday • Lantern will be sworn in
While President Trump has continued to lower his profile since the violent riots on Capitol Hill, Democrats appear determined to create momentum and complete the first part of the impeachment process they are initiating as early as this week, though it is unclear if this is constitutionally possible.
House Speaker James Claiborne, a senior member of the Democratic faction, told CNN yesterday that the party intends to bring to a vote in the plenum as early as Tuesday or Wednesday the wording of the indictment for "incitement to rebellion."
Capitol Hill riot: Crowds erupted in Congress // Photo: Reuters
However, he estimated that the charges would be filed in the Senate only a few months after Trump left office on January 20.
"Let's incoming president Joe Biden 100 days he needs to advance his agenda, and then we will send the dismissal letter shortly thereafter," he said.
Under the U.S. Constitution, following the filing of a motion to dismiss, a special trial was held in the Senate plenum chaired by the President of the Supreme Court.
A conviction by a two-thirds majority will result in immediate dismissal.
But if the trial takes place only after the end of his term on January 20, a conviction should prevent him from returning to office.
Unstable legal basis
The chances of conviction are slim at the moment due to the lack of support from Republicans in the Senate.
Only two senators have called for Trump to resign so far, and neither of them is calling for his removal.
Also, the legal basis on which the Democrats are based may be unstable.
Lawyer Alan Dershowitz stressed in an interview with i24NEWS yesterday that there is no reason to use the impeachment mechanism against Trump because the courts have already ruled that the president and others have freedom of expression as long as they do not call for explicit violence.
Dershowitz also warned that a dismissal procedure based on things Trump said at a political rally would be a dangerous precedent that would constitute "a loaded weapon to be used in the future, and that was not the intention of the constitution."
Moreover, he said the constitution does not allow for a trial for the president after his tenure.
"The constitution explicitly refers to a scenario that the president is removed from office, it does not refer to a former president," he said.
Another network confiscated
Meanwhile, after Twitter announced the closure of President Trump's account regularly in recent days, Apple and Amazon announced yesterday that the Farler network, popular with many Trump supporters, would be removed from their servers and app stores by midnight (local time) until yesterday because it allowed content Calling for alleged violence.
It is unclear if Farler will be able to continue to exist without access to these companies, and it may take her about a week before she goes on the air again.
This is another hurdle that Trump will have to overcome if he wants to bypass Twitter's blockade.
Farler attacked the decision, saying it was an "orchestrated attack by technology giants ... against freedom of expression and competition."
In any case, preparations for Biden's inauguration continue on the 20th of the month as the 46th President of the United States, and security has been stepped up in line with recent events.
After President Trump announced that he would not be attending the transfer of power at Capitol Hill, his deputy, Mike Pence, said he would attend the event.
The one who took advantage of Twitter yesterday to attack Trump is actor Arnold Schwarzenegger who posted a video in which he attacked him and said Wednesday's events are like "American Kristallnacht" and told Trump he was "eliminated."
