Donald Trump becomes the first US president to be impeached for a second time

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This is the most votes in favor of an impeachment of a president, by members of the president's own party.

If he is removed before noon January 20th, he will not be considered a former president, will get no pension, no lifetime Secret Service, no annual travel or post-presidency budget.

If he's removed after January 20th, the trial can still proceed in the senate with the sole remedy of conviction being banned from holding office again. Conviction requires a 2/3rd vote of those present.

I think he doesn't care about this at all as it relates to history or the country. I think he only cares about what affect it will have on his brand.

While the whole secret service thing is a popular meme, it's not clear that it's true. He would indeed lose his pension if he's removed without exiting office, but the Secret Service is a different law than the pension one, and appears to have no such exception [0].

[0] https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/impeached-president-lose-b...

Good point. The Vice President does not get life time Secret Service. Considering the death threats directed at Mike Pence, delivered by insurrectionists while they sought him out at the capitol, I think the Congress should take up the issue of extending Secret Service protection to him for some period of time beyond the usual 6 months, should Trump not be convicted prior to January 20th. (I don't like the guy but I think he and his family should be protected.)

>If he's removed after January 20th, the trial can still proceed in the senate with the sole remedy of conviction being banned from holding office again

Lawyers are still debating this one.

He likes winning so much that he invented his own speedrunning category!

392 days between impeachments. Impressive.

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