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Experts weigh in on the constitutionality of the second impeachment trial of Trump. What are the two arguments?

According to one reading of the Constitution, scholars say impeachment is for current officeholders. They said since Trump had already left office, the Senate’s jurisdiction to hold an impeachment trial expired on Jan. 20 when his term came to an end.

Tiffany Meier
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Tiffany Meier is a New York-based reporter and host of NTD's "China in Focus."
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