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DetlefK

(16,423 posts) Fri Jan 18, 2019, 05:10 AM Jan 2019

Can McConnell prevent the Senate from voting on impeachment?

When a Senator files an impeachment, can he simply refuse conduct the necessary steps?

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Can McConnell prevent the Senate from voting on impeachment? (Original Post) DetlefK Jan 2019 OP

No Senator files an impeachment. stopbush Jan 2019 #1

It will be interesting to see this process going forward. Great information. nt Maru Kitteh Jan 2019 #2

stopbush

(24,399 posts)

1. No Senator files an impeachment.

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Fri Jan 18, 2019, 05:14 AM

Jan 2019

Impeachment is the process of bringing charges against a president in the House. Once those Articles have been brought the House votes on them. If they are carried the president has been impeached. Period. That's the end of the impeachment part of the process. The charges levied are then sent to the Senate for the president to stand trial. A vote of 67 yea votes are required to convict the president of any article levied against him/her. If he is convicted of any charge he is removed from office.

The Senate leader cannot refuse to hold the trial. The trial is presided over by the Chief Justice of the SCOTUS.

No Senator can initiate the impeachment process. That's the job of the House.

Maru Kitteh

(28,348 posts)

2. It will be interesting to see this process going forward. Great information. nt

Reply to stopbush (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 18, 2019, 05:32 AM

Jan 2019

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