There Is Precedent For Trying A Former Government Official, Established 145 Years Ago
at 4:16 am NPR
The forming narrative among those who don t want a Senate impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump is along the lines of, He s out of office. What s the point?
Others are going so far as to claim that conducting an impeachment trial for Trump now that he s out of office is unconstitutional. I think the ex-president s rhetoric on the day was inflammatory, said Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., who was criticized for his role in the Jan. 6 violence as well. Hawley was one of the instigators of objecting to Congress traditionally ceremonial electoral vote counting. I think it was irresponsible. I think it was wrong. But I think that this impeachment effort is, I mean, I think it s blatantly unconstitutional. It s a really, really, really dangerous precedent.