I’m responding here because it was annoying to read this stuff. I really dislike people being pedantic for no reason, sorry, especially when they’re not correct in their pedantry and it does not contribute to the conversation.

The branches of government don’t include “senate” and “house”. They are one branch together.

The penalty for impeachment has one relief: removal from office. That is the only outcome of a presidential impeachment. This is absolutely within the power of Congress.

Midnitte was emotionally / morally correct in their initial post. Yes, we know “Impeachment” has occurred, but for it to be meaningful to any US citizen, the president needs to be removed from power, as well, not aquitted in the Senate.

In this environment … bipartisan politics haven’t played a meaningful role in national US government since … Oh. George W Bush, maybe.

I took it as the convention. It’s the other publicly visible gathering of folks.