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The second Trump impeachment process should have prioritized accountability over partisanship Ahmed Sultan is a freshman double-majoring in computer science and philosophy, politics and law. Government officials should not be exempt from convictions for crimes — even out of office February 14, 2021 With the backdrop of a second impeachment trial recently concluded in the Senate, America is once again embroiled in an argument on how to hold government and the actions of its officials accountable. House of Representatives Impeachment Manager Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) emphasized the proce...

Help Save People's World The economic crisis has hit People's World hard. We need the support of all our friends and readers to continue publishing. AP fact check: Trump’s lawyers and the constitution February 10, 2021 9:11 AM CDT By Hope Yen And Calvin Woodward In this image from video, David Schoen, an attorney for former President Donald Trump, speaks during the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. | Senate Television via AP...

The constitutional question of whether a former president can be impeached or tried after he has left office is a close legal question.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump stretched beyond the facts Tuesday when they argued there's an open-and-shut case that the Constitution bars impeaching former presidents. That question...

The question is not settled, though the weight of legal views contradicts the Trump team’s assertions.