“Impeachment is an indictment for removal from office and nothing more”
You are wrong. It also results in permanent disqualification from future service, which in this case is probably a wise precaution.
“You are wrong. It also results in permanent disqualification from future service, which in this case is probably a wise precaution.”
The congress can choose to disqualify an impeached official from any future office but on occasion has not done so. It is not an automatic result of the process.