Hi, long time lurker here. I couldn't stop wondering about this question so I made an account. Should convicting after impeachment be unconstitutional? Not here, this is obviously a sham trial put on by the DS to punish patriots. I'm talking about if democracy was working as intended. What if (god hoping it wont) biden stays the whole term, and then embezzles a ton of money from the gov right before leaving office. It wouldn't be good precedent to say we wouldn't be able to hold trial for him. IDK, I'm torn. Definitely not supporting this embarrassment but I'm wondering if convicting someone after leaving office is actually unconstitutional
Hi, long time lurker here. I couldn't stop wondering about this question so I made an account. Should convicting after impeachment be unconstitutional? Not here, this is obviously a sham trial put on by the DS to punish patriots. I'm talking about if democracy was working as intended. What if (god hoping it wont) biden stays the whole term, and then embezzles a ton of money from the gov right before leaving office. It wouldn't be good precedent to say we wouldn't be able to hold trial for him. IDK, I'm torn. Definitely not supporting this embarrassment but I'm wondering if convicting someone after leaving office is actually unconstitutional
The constitution actually isn't clear on this issue. It's a unique situation with no precedent.