The impeachment in the House is only the indictment. The trial takes place in the Senate. That is where he can present his case.
Is it too much to ask that government employees actually understand the Constitution?
“The trial takes place in the Senate. That is where he can present his case.”
Even if the House carries through with impeachment during the election season it is difficult to envision a Senate led by Mitch McConnell conducting a trial. Remember the last time the GOP conducted a Senate trail after the Clinton impeachment.
“Is it too much to ask that government employees actually understand the Constitution?”
Progressives believe in the “living” Constitution which is consistently open to interpretation based on the politics of the day. The written word of the Constitution is meaningless to members of the governing elite.