• ricecake@sh.itjust.works
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    5 months ago

    Impeachment is the decision to press charges, and the Senate trial is closer to the actual trial.

    “Charged and convicted” -> “impeached and convicted”

    Otherwise a perfectly good analogy. :)

    The distinction only matters for people who bring up due process concerns. The impeachment proceedings aren’t actually a trial, but a decision to have one, as such you aren’t obligated to the same ability to speak in your own defense as you would be at a proper trial. With the Senate trial there’s more expectation of due process because it’s an actual trial.