This post is not being made to start debates or arguments. It is here for informational purposes ONLY.
A number of people are all for Trump's impeachment based on these "presumed" facts:
1. He los... View MoreThis post is not being made to start debates or arguments. It is here for informational purposes ONLY.
A number of people are all for Trump's impeachment based on these "presumed" facts:
1. He loses his 200K+ pension for the rest of his life.
2. He loses his 1 million dollar/yr travel allowance.
3. He loses lifetime full secret service detail
4. He loses his ability to run in 2024.
These "facts" are inaccurate in multiple ways.
1. Trump would lose his post-presidency pension only if both the House voted to impeach him and then the Senate voted to remove him from office; impeachment itself, without removal, would not result in Trump being denied any benefits.
2. The law makes clear that presidents who have lifetime Secret Service protection never get a $1 million travel allowance.
3. It is unclear that Trump would lose lifetime Secret Service protection even if the Senate voted to remove him and prohibit him from running. (Based on two relevant laws that use different language on who counts as a 'former president'.)
4. Even a Senate vote to remove Trump would not prohibit him from running in 2024; for the Senate to ban him from the presidency, it would have to hold an additional vote on this question.
So, regardless of your political affiliation, or your personal feelings regarding Trump, the time and money being spent by our Government right now, is completely wasteful.