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Re:FBI Reopens Clinton E-Mail Probe Less Than Two Weeks Befo... by stanleydrew on Friday October 28, 2016 @02:23PM (#12819149)
I believe the House of Representatives brings articles of impeachment, not the Senate, and the House will likely hold its Republican majority.

The Senate is only required to actually convict. It's pretty much a disaster simply to be impeached at all. No conviction is really necessary to permanently damage someone politically.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Articles_of_impeachment

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Re:FBI Reopens Clinton E-Mail Probe Less Than Two Weeks Befo... by ceejayoz on Friday October 28, 2016 @02:50PM (#12819428)
> It's pretty much a disaster simply to be impeached at all.

We've only got one recent example of a President getting impeached, and it worked out pretty well for him.

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Re:FBI Reopens Clinton E-Mail Probe Less Than Two Weeks Befo... by jessaustin on Saturday October 29, 2016 @05:26PM (#12826487)
One would hope that if the Clintons do set that sort of record, it won't be matched or beaten anytime soon...
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