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If an impeachment trial happens, it will likely be after the inauguration.
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What does it take to remove a president from office?Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Ten is either a huge number or a stunningly small one, depending on one s views of the state of partisanship and President Donald Trump s culpability for his words and actions.
But 10 Republicans won t be enough to bring true consequences to the soon-to-be-former president. That will fall to the Senate, where the focus will be in the early days of the Biden presidency, now that the House voted in the quickest and most bipartisan impeachment in American history.
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Mitch McConnell open to Trump impeachment? The View questions how many GOP members will vote in favor of impeachment against the president.Kevin Dietsch/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images
As lawmakers gathered on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning to pursue the second impeachment of President Donald Trump, Republican Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger admitted he s likely to face future political repercussions for openly committing to vote in favor of impeaching the president. Still, Kinzinger indicated he s ready to accept those challenges head-on.
President-elect Joe Biden is happy to condemn President Trump over his supporters storming Congress, but he ll let Vice President Mike Pence decide whether to remove Trump through the 25th Amendment.