Quote Originally Posted by Dreadnaught View Post
Except Clinton wasn't removed from office.

Impeachment is a massive grey area in the Constitution. It's somewhat proscribed, but very open ended in terms of its requirements. Fundamentally it's a political tool, and as a matter of politics it seems unlikely that the Senate Majority Leader would withhold a vote.
I disagree - there is too much to gain by having the vote and having the majority vote not guilty. Furthermore it puts the Democratic red state senators (a few of them actually exist) in a wonderfully awkward position. Do they have their re-election chances destroyed? Or do they vote with the Rs and then the Rs can crow about how not even all Democrats thought Trump should be impeached.

If the House votes to impeach I think we see the turtle push for a very quick and short 'trial' and get a vote done ASAP.