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Against double jeopardy in an impeachment trial, and can the same person be impeached twice by the house? legally, yes. it s never happened the same person has been impeached twice. double jeopardy applies in criminal cases, not to impeachment. of course there are political considerations. it would be difficult to impeach the same person twice especially on a new clarj. if there s new conduct it s possible. whether or not a senate acquits or convicts a person can be prosecuted after being impeached. there s no double jeopardy problem there. we ll see you back next hour for more viewer questions. you can of course submit your own if you have questions for elle at cnn.com/opinion and of course find his cross exam column there. we have some breaking news i want to get to right now. sources telling cnn that representative jeff van drew s staff is quitting en masse. ....

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