I was watching something a few months ago before the primaries where it waz being discussed if he could be impeached after the GOP took the house. Whatever "legal scholar" they had on said something to the effect of congress can't impeach people in cabinet positions but if they are not doing their job the president can fire them. I guess we'll find out now.
Congress can absolutely impeach a cabinet member with a majority vote, but they need 67 votes in the senate to convict & remove, which is impossible. That's why I'm questioning why they're even bothering with things like this, where they clearly cannot get anything done about it, instead of pursuing things they can actually accomplish.
I was watching something a few months ago before the primaries where it waz being discussed if he could be impeached after the GOP took the house. Whatever "legal scholar" they had on said something to the effect of congress can't impeach people in cabinet positions but if they are not doing their job the president can fire them. I guess we'll find out now.
Congress can absolutely impeach a cabinet member with a majority vote, but they need 67 votes in the senate to convict & remove, which is impossible. That's why I'm questioning why they're even bothering with things like this, where they clearly cannot get anything done about it, instead of pursuing things they can actually accomplish.
A lot of it is going to be for show. Same with the 87K IRS Agents. It won't get thru the Senate.
They will impeach him to deflect from the many impeachable offenses of our senior demented in chief. It's all slight of hand at this point.
I don't think they will be able to do much, just be a constant thorn in the dems side.