Trump is already gone. How do you impeach a president who’s not a president? Why spend precious time and political capital taking away the power he no longer possesses?
Half of Americans say they want the Senate to convict former President Donald Trump in the upcoming impeachment trial, according to a national poll released Thursday. Fifty percent of Americans surveyed agreed that Trump should be convicted, and 45% opted for his acquittal in the poll of 1,075 adults, conducted Jan.28 through Feb.1 by Quinnipiac University. I didn’t get a call, but you can count me among those weary, frustrated and emphatic “No’s.” This is no time for another impeachment charade. Been there, done that, too early and too often. In December of 2019, the House of Representatives impeached Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. A vote to convict him failed in the Senate. Last month, the House again impeached Trump, this time on a charge of inciting the Jan.6 Capitol Hill riot to prevent Congress from certifying the Electoral College determination that Joe Biden won the Nov.3 election. Trump’s second impeachment trial is set to begin on Tuesday.
