and not 57, former president trump would not just be the only president twice impeached in u.s. history. which he is. he would have become the first ever president barred by law from ever running for any public office again. had they actually convicted him. had they got 67 votes he would have been barred from running for public office ever again. he was not convicted. 57 votes not 67. because he was not convicted, he is not barred from running for office. he is likely to run for president again. even as the justice department and the january 6th investigation weigh the question right now of whether could ever be held criminally liable. for his role in the conspiracy to stop the transfer of power to the new president. and there by over through the united states government. the january 6 attack on the capitol was part of the plan.
not enough to secure a conviction in the senate. to get a conviction you need two-thirds. 67 senators to vote. not 57. looking back on that i mean, it s pretty the historical consequences that are really stark, right, had enough republican senators that day voted to obtain that formal conviction, had it been 67 senators is voting to convict and not 57, former president donald trump would not just be the only president twice impeached in u.s. history which he is, he would also become the law from ever running for any public office again. had they actually convicted him. had they got 67 votes he would have been barred from running for public office ever again. he was not convicted. 57 votes not 67. because he was not convicted, he is not barred from running for office again. he is likely to run for president again.
really stark. had enough republican senators, that they, voted to obtain that formal conviction, had been 67 senators voting to convict and not 57, former president donald trump would not just be the only president twice impeached in u.s. history, which he is, he would ve also become the first ever president barred by law from ever running from any public office again. had they actually convicted him, had they got 67 votes, he would ve been barred from running for public office again. but he was not convicted. 57 votes. not 67. because he was not convicted he is not barred from running for office again. he is likely to run for president again. even as the justice department of the january six investigation where the question right now of whether he could ever be held criminally liable. this is for his role in the
0 preserve his communications related to the january 6th attack on the capital, including his communications with former president trump, and others at the trump white house. they are asking him to come in for a transcribed interview, asking him to commit a transcri interviewed. they are not subpoenaing him, nor are they raising that prospect, of course, that kind of prospect looms in an investigation in which lots of other people have been subpoenaed. in this letter to the cable news host, they released a series of his texts. his communications with trump white house chief of staff mark meadows in particular. the reason they have released those texts it appears is to make the case both to him and the public. that he is an important fact witness for the investigation. and they need to ask him asks about what he knows. he may know stuff other people don t. now the tv host in question is a man named sean hannitity. he s a prime time week night host at the fox news channel. and regardless
had been labelled extremist and banned with immediate effect. anyone who publicly supports mr navalny s political network can now be barred from running for public office. russian parliamentary elections are due to take place injust over three months. in neighbouring belarus, opposition activists are being silenced too. sofia sapega and her activist boyfriend roman protasevich, were arrested when their ryanair flight was forcibly diverted to minsk, sparking international condemnation. but sofia has managed to speak to her family, telling them she s not giving in and is holding up in prison. news of how she is coping came in three letters to herfamily she d written injail. here s our correspondent in moscow, sarah rainsford. sofia s mother shared these letters with me late last night. they were the very first direct communication she s had with sofia since she was arrested on the 23rd