Someone pointed out the strange circumstances of
one of General Grant’s problems in having a
cabinet member impeached. Tryed to resign.
Sam Houston was tried in Congress as a private
citizen under different rules.
I posted the case of Grant’s secretary of war. He was impeached after resigning. Perhaps someone else did also.
If the dems want to do this, they will. There’s nothing to stop them. Getting two thirds to convict in the Senate is another matter but nothing is certain.
Belknap resigned with the intent of evading the impeachment process. President Trump is not resigning. His term is ending. That’s the determining difference between the two.