Not necessarily true (bolded part).
Can a president be impeached after leaving office?
Article II, Section 4 of the
Constitution states:
“The Constitution gives Congress the authority to impeach and remove the President, Vice President, and all federal civil officers for treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.”
Legal scholars
are divided on whether that allows for former civil officers to be impeached after they leave office.
What the Democrats were trying to do is the following:
If a former president is impeached and convicted by the Senate, could they run for office again?
If Congress moves forward with a second impeachment of President Trump, and the Senate votes to convict, very likely after January 20, what would that result in?
Again, looking to the
Constitution, in Article I, Section 3, it states:
“Judgment in cases of impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust or profit under the United States.”
So, whether or not a civil officer is still in office, if they are found guilty by the Senate,
they face losing their job and getting banned from future office.