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The House of Representatives voted to impeach Trump on January 13, so that part is already done, and the question of whether a president can be impeached after their term is over doesn’t apply here.
But U.S. history provides several examples of officials who weren’t impeached for their misdeeds in office until after they stepped down. Can Trump be impeached even after his term ends? [Video]
Because the Senate was not scheduled to reconvene until January 19, 2021, [29] members of Congress discussed holding the trial after Trump had left office. A former president had never been tried by the Senate; however, Secretary of War William W. Belknap had been impeached by the House and tried by the Senate after he had resigned. [4]
The permissibility of trying a former official was a major issue in the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump, which commenced 20 days after Trump's term in office expired, although Trump's impeachment itself occurred while he was president. By a 55–45 vote, the Senate rejected a motion asserting that the trial was unconstitutional.
Trump remained in office for the remainder of his term. However, he was impeached for a second time in 2021 following the January 6 United States Capitol attack, making him the first U.S. president in history to be impeached twice. Trump was again acquitted by the Senate in February 2021 after he had left office.
Everything you wanted to know about the president’s historic impeachment and Senate trial.
Smith, who brought the charges against Trump, wrote to the Supreme Court that even if it finds that some level of immunity exists for official acts, a trial could still get underway focused on ...
"Through declarations and conduct prior to and following the security breach at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, President Trump (1) undermined the integrity of his high office; (2) sowed discord among the people of the United States; and (3) violated his constitutional oath to faithfully execute the office of President and, to the best of ...