On the recordFebruary 11, 2021
The reason that the framers gave Congress, the House the power to impeach, the Senate the power to try, convict, remove and disqualify was to protect the republic.
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msnbc.comJamie Raskin: “The reason that the framers gave Congress, the House the power to impeach, the Senate the power to try, convict, remove…”
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Raskin explained the purpose of impeachment as a means to protect the republic.
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