Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.) announced Wednesday he plans to introduce articles of impeachment against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
Why it matters: The long-shot effort centers on two scandals currently rocking the Pentagon — a new report about Signalgate and allegations of a follow-up strike against an alleged Venezuelan drug boat.
Impeach remove convict and then president piggy pardons him.
Impeachment is not a criminal trial.
Impeachment is explicitly not allowed to be pardoned in the constitution.
After a 2/3 conviction and removal, it takes only a simple majority vote to disqualify for future office. Can’t pardon this, I mean they could try, then we’d be in a constitutional crisis.
Problem would be finding that 67 senators willing to vote to convict. Aint happening, everyone is corrupt.
Doesn’t that technically mean we’re in a constitutional crisis already?
pretty sure pardons only cover judicial convictions, not legislative ones, but i don’t know if it’s ever been tested