Jonathan Bernstein, Columnist

Ignore Republican Arguments Against a Trial of Trump

Claiming that the Constitution bars impeachment convictions of ex-presidents is an easy way to dodge what’s really at stake.

January 26, 2021 at 12:30 PM UTC

By Jonathan Bernstein

Jonathan Bernstein is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering politics. A former professor of political science at the University of Texas at San Antonio, he wrote A Plain Blog About Politics.

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The House of Representatives delivered the article of impeachment against Donald Trump to the Senate Monday evening, and after some time for everyone to make their cases, we’re going to have at least a brief trial of a former president.