What's next now that Trump goes to impeachment

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The U.S. House of Representatives approved impeaching President Donald Trump a second time, making him the only U.S. president to be indicted twice.

The resolution went from 232 to 197.

The impeachment resolution the House voted on charges Trump with a single count, "incitement to insurrection," for his role in last week's deadly Capitol uprising.

There is no routine impeachment trial, but it is unprecedented in all sorts of ways.

The general impeachment process established in the Constitution is relatively simple:

• A president commits "serious crimes or misdemeanors"

• House votes in favor of impeachment

• The Senate conducts a trial

This impeachment process will feel completely new and different than the one we saw in late 2019 surrounding the Ukraine investigation, especially since the Senate trial is expected to occur after Trump leaves office.

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Why this impeachment is important

New President Joe Biden will ask the Senate to vote on his cabinet picks and act on legislation to address the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as provide relief to Americans affected by the ailing economy.

In 2020, the Senate sessions came to a complete halt during the trial.

This time, incoming Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer hopes to follow a half-day schedule to hold the trial portion and legislative sessions for the remainder of the day.

However, the charges this time around are much simpler to convey and understand.

It should take a few days with Chief Justice John Roberts presiding and for the senators to conduct the trial.

When Georgia's two new Democratic senators are in their seats, it will take 17 Republicans to vote with Democrats to reach a two-thirds majority and convict Trump.

The swift effort to impeach him certainly puts Trump in the position of wanting to keep Republican senators on his side.

In that sense, that will keep him under control during the last week of his presidency.

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They have not removed him

Remember: impeaching Trump in the House does not remove him from office.

Not even a second House impeachment or even a Senate vote to convict Trump and remove him from office would prevent him from running again, in 2024 or beyond.

Rather, after two-thirds of the senators present vote to impeach Trump, a simple majority of the senators present would have to pass an additional vote to remove him from the presidency in the future.

Banning him in other positions could also cost him his pension of more than $ 200,000 per year if the Senate wants to go that route.

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