So it admitted it is political. Very good. Now sell that bullshit to US voters?
Of course it is political, that is the way our Founding Fathers designed it. There is no other way for it to be.
Founders never deemed it to be that way. Why you’re a goddamn phony as a “Libertarian.”
it inot a criminal trial, no jailtime involved
it is not a civil trial, there is no money as retribution
IT IS AN IMPEACHMENT TRIAL, different from both of the above, and has it's own rules.
Basically, an impeachment trial, is a review of an employee's conduct, while serving us, and whether he should be fired or not, for not holding up to the standards of the position he or she, was hired for....
There are no criminal or financial penalties, simply a vote on said employee of whether they have abused their power and or, lost the Public's trust... (the public does employ him or her...), once all the evidence from both sides is presented and any new evidence on whether to fire such person holding a HIGH position of power or exculpatory evidence is presented, to the senate by both sides, a vote is taken
If 2/3's vote to remove him or her, then he's fired and stripped of security clearance and pretty much removed completely from office that day, the VP is then sworn in as President, and he can pick a new vp or allow the vp spot to go empty, from what I understand....
That's it, he's fired!
A president can not be charged with a ''criminal offense'' while sitting in office according to a Doj office of legal council opinion...
THEY MUST be impeached FIRST, then criminal charges can be sought against them by the DOJ.... following all the Justice guidelines, giving the president all of his rights and due process, the 5th, the 4th etc... those rights are important in criminal cases because the gvt has the power to lock you up behind bars, forever and a day!
In an impeachment trial, it's just essentially getting fired... no other penalties the gvt can put on you, you can't be locked up or fined or forced to pay retribution etc, so an impeachment has less protections for the person being impeached.