No matter how the impeachment vote went Saturday, Trump is finished as any kind of presidential candidate. Indeed, he will be lucky if he stays out of prison.
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Seven Republicans joined every Democrat in the most bipartisan conviction vote in history. While short of the 67 votes needed to convict, most Republicans didn’t defend Mr. Trump’s words or actions on Jan. 6 or his attempts to overturn the election. As we’ve written before, Mr. Trump’s behavior was inexcusable and will mar his legacy for all time.
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That was the essence of Sen. Mitch McConnell’s post-trial remarks. The GOP leader voted against conviction but explicitly because he said the Constitution reserves the impeachment power only for Presidents while in office. Scholars disagree on this point, and there are good arguments on both sides. Mr. McConnell leaned on the writing of the 19th-century Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story. But he also noted that impeaching a private citizen had no “limiting principle,” and could set a dangerous precedent.
Meanwhile, speaking of the impeached twice president:
Former President Donald Trump spends part of #PresidentsDay golfing. pic.twitter.com/Gcdsz79cns
— The Hill (@thehill) February 15, 2021
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