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Donald Trump faces new impeachment bid after speech to Congress (www.newsweek.com)

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[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Doesn't an impeachment need a majority in the house and then the senate?

[–] baronvonj@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago (1 children)

2/3 in the Senate

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Thanks, I got confused with this part:

This triggers a federal impeachment trial in the United States Senate, which can vote by a two-thirds majority to convict an official, removing them from office. The Senate can also further, with just a simple-majority vote, vote to bar an individual convicted in a senate impeachment trial from holding future federal office.

[–] baronvonj@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Ah, yeah. If they reach the 2/3 to remove, then a second vote can be held to ban from office with a lower 50%+1 vote.