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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA serious impeachment question
If only one of the impeachment articles receives enough votes, would that remove Trump from office? Or do both articles have to pass?
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A serious impeachment question (Original Post)
vlyons
Dec 2019
OP
If the Senate votes to convict on one article, he's removed from office upon that vote
StarfishSaver
Dec 2019
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bearsfootball516
(6,369 posts)1. Pretty sure even one is enough.
unblock
(51,974 posts)2. the number of articles doesn't matter. any one will do.
but of course, the house merely impeaches the president; it's up to the senate to remove or not.
stopbush
(24,378 posts)3. Yes. If one charge passes in the Senate he will be removed.
Gothmog
(144,005 posts)4. Only one needs to be adopted by the Senate to remove trump
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)5. If the Senate votes to convict on one article, he's removed from office upon that vote