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magicarpet

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32. Impeachment by both houses of the US Congress

Reply to DENVERPOPS (Reply #23)

Thu Sep 26, 2024, 11:55 AM

Sep 2024

The Constitution requires a two-thirds vote of the Senate to convict, and the penalty for an impeached official upon conviction is removal from office. In some cases, the Senate has also disqualified such officials from holding public offices in the future. There is no appeal.

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JUST IN: Rudy Giuliani has been officially disbarred in Washington, D.C. [View all] kpete Sep 2024 OP

Womp womp Fullduplexxx Sep 2024 #1

Let all the other lawyers enabling election theft malaise Sep 2024 #2

Couldn't they had disbarred him from planet earth ? magicarpet Sep 2024 #3

No Kidding DENVERPOPS Sep 2024 #22

Same with police..... magicarpet Sep 2024 #31

Bingo DENVERPOPS Sep 2024 #33

Giuliani was disbarred where he was a MEMBER of the bar PJMcK Sep 2024 #37

Hurray BlueKota Sep 2024 #4

Hey BK DENVERPOPS Sep 2024 #23

Impeachment leftieNanner Sep 2024 #28

Impeachment by both houses of the US Congress magicarpet Sep 2024 #32

Thanks Magic DENVERPOPS Sep 2024 #34

It's a start dweller Sep 2024 #5

Slainte! 617Blue Sep 2024 #6

Couldn't happen to a nicer A-hole. StarryNite Sep 2024 #7

FAFO bluescribbler Sep 2024 #8

You think it matters to Rudy? Not sure it will. flying_wahini Sep 2024 #9

Frooty Rudy's sources of income are dissipating Mysterian Sep 2024 #17

Everything tRump Touches Dies!!! Chicagogrl1 Sep 2024 #10

Can he still practice in Ukraine? dchill Sep 2024 #11

ok what year is it? et tu Sep 2024 #12

Hard for MAGAts to explain that away... Martin68 Sep 2024 #13

It Will Be Easy For Them ProfessorGAC Sep 2024 #30

If any of Trump's current lawyers have a brain in their heads, this should give them pause. Bev54 Sep 2024 #14

Everything Trump (R) touches dies BoRaGard Sep 2024 #15

That's.....so sad. sheshe2 Sep 2024 #16

Took them long enough. Aristus Sep 2024 #18

Disbarment seems to be a very, very, long, drawn out process. ShazzieB Sep 2024 #25

Is that 2 or 3 fuckers AKwannabe Sep 2024 #19

Thoughts and prayers for him. Mr.Bill Sep 2024 #20

Betting there's a couple more bars he won't be passing tonight, either. Torchlight Sep 2024 #21

Maybe he can moniss Sep 2024 #24

I know they had to, but he's been my whipping boy for a few years now and how much fun is that gonna be if he's brewens Sep 2024 #26

It's about damn time msfiddlestix Sep 2024 #27

No kidding!!! calimary Sep 2024 #29

PLOP! & Another one of TSF's Toadies Bites the DUST. Cha Sep 2024 #35

that guy had it made Skittles Sep 2024 #36

Just in. Rudy Giuliani is still a dirtbag. yellowcanine Sep 2024 #38

Gee, was it something he said? twodogsbarking Sep 2024 #39