• LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    It is a 2 part process. If you think of it like a criminal offense, impeachment is a charge. Then the Senate convicts. He caught 2 charges and the Senate voted him innocent.

    So long as he holds at least 33% support in the Senate, he’s safe.

    50% in Congress for bringing the articles (charges). 67% of Senate to convict