Again?

 So, it seems the US House is going to impeach Mr. Trump a second time this week. 

This comes less then two weeks before he leaves office. Heck, about 9 days now. 

So, I am going to assume you know what it takes to be impeached and then removed from office. Simple vote of yes in the House, 2/3rds of Senate vote to convict. 

That said, the if the House votes yes to impeach, the soonest the US Senate will meet is Jan. 19th. One day before the inauguration. That means the Senate would not vote on whether to convict until after Mr. trump has left office. Trust me, it is a several day process to try an office in the US Senate. 

Which brings up the questions? Why? And has this been done before? 

This has been done before. 

In 1876, Sec. of War( Forerunner to today's Sec. of Defense ) William Belknap was tried after he had resigned from office for graft. 

Most people think this is being done to try and disqualify Mr. Trump from running again in 2024. 

That process would be this. 

- US House votes to impeach.

- Second US Senate votes to remove from office. 

- Third US Senate votes to disqualify from holding another office. And the Senate has determined that vote is a simple majority. 

The trouble is this-

Does Mr. Biden want the First 100 Days of his administration to be consumed by this? In any new administration, the First 100 Days  have turned into the most important. 

I don't know, the next few days, weeks may be very interesting- Or scary as hell.