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Originally Posted by ResAlien
Only being convicted in the senate wouldn’t make him ineligible to run again, I believe that would require a second separate vote to bar him from holding public office again.
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This lawyer seems to disagree, and wikipedia. Perhaps the penalties are being assumed based on legacy precedent?
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In impeachment proceedings, the defendant does not risk forfeiture of life, liberty, or property. According to the Constitution, the only penalties allowed to be imposed by the Senate are removal from office and disqualification from holding any federal office in the future.
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