What happens if Trump is impeached and who will replace him
Topics: Politics, News, US News, Donald Trump
Jen Thomas
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Topics: Politics, News, US News, Donald Trump
As the Iran war continues, Donald Trump has raised eyebrows with some of his posts.
The president shared an expletive-laden post on Truth Social aimed at Iran, and the White House was also forced to respond to rumours that he had been hospitalised.
This all comes after he ruffled feathers over comments about Greenland, and also issued a brutal demand to the United Kingdom, saying it and other countries should 'go get their own oil'.
He has also said on record that he is considering pulling out of NATO due to the refusal to give Greenland to the US.
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His threats towards Iran have also continued, with Tehran warning of 'devastation' if he goes through with it.
Trump has been impeached twice before, during his first term as president.
As it stands, no serving US president has been removed from office following a Senate impeachment trial.
According to the US Constitution, impeachment must begin in the House of Representatives.
It occurs when a president is accused of “Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors”, as laid out in Article II, section 4 of the US Constitution.
As it stands, the Democrats are in the minority in the House, which means any impeachment against Trump is likely to fail.
Even if the Democrats were to become the majority again, impeachment is still the first step on a long ladder to remove a president from office.
In order for Trump to be removed, the US Senate must vote by a two-thirds majority.
If removed from office, the former president may still be prosecuted for his or her alleged misconduct, Britannica states.
If Trump were to be impeached again, and the two thirds majority was reached, and the senate voted for him to be removed (which has never happened in US history), he would be replaced by the Vice President.
As it stands, that would fall to JD Vance, the same as would happen if Trump were to pass away while in office.
Whether he could then go on to be elected for another term, depends on how long left there was of Trump's original term.
Of all of the presidents to have been impeached, none have resigned or stepped down.
Richard Nixon chose to resign from office in 1974 when it became known that he would be impeached by the House, andmost likely convicted by the Senate.
He was later pardoned for any alleged misconduct by his successor, Gerald Ford.