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Re:Facebook Incubated the Insurrection by nobody9999 on Thursday January 14, 2021 @09:16PM (#25786137)
>Everyone” collectively knowing someone incited violence unequivocally is very different than proving, in a court of law,

Proving criminal liability is not required[0] in an impeachment trial.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25786125

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Re:Facebook Incubated the Insurrection by jsjohnst on Saturday January 16, 2021 @10:04AM (#25802617)
Yeah, I agree that usually it wouldn’t matter as impeachment trials are not held to the same standards, but a senator could argue a similar angle though. It only takes one charge to convict, so I don’t understand why one wouldn’t one more options, not less.
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