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RealityVoid • today at 4:17 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

As someone from outside the US, I was surprised to find out impeachment does not mean removal from office, you need a senate supermajority and (to my even greater surprise) only 33% of senate is up for re-election at each election cycle.

So knowing this, I understand he might get impeached, but unlikely to be removed so I don't see a whole lot changing after midterms, sadly.


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estearum • today at 4:20 PM

Yeah he's probably unlikely to be removed from office, also in part because JD Vance would be worse (more competent, more actively malicious).

But that said, Dem control of the House and Senate can absolutely functionally hobble POTUS. He can (and should) be inundated with nonstop investigations, funding freezes, and so on.

Quite a lot will change after the midterms.