Article II, Section 4: The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.
In 1876, Secretary of War William Belknap was investigated by the House for corruption. Just minutes before the House was set to vote on his impeachment, he raced to the White House and handed his resignation to President Ulysses Grant. The House went ahead and impeached him anyway, and the Senate proceeded to have a trial. A majority voted to convict, but not the two-thirds required, so he was acquitted.
Since an ex-president cannot be removed from office, then a Senate trial has no merit especially since impeachment and conviction are political procedures and not criminal procedures. Thus, a Senate trial of an ex-president is both illegal and unconstitutional. This was not challenged with the Belknap case through the courts and so The Senate just made up their own rules. It was unconstitutional then, and remains so today.
Dick Morris described yesterday... "Impeachment trial can go on in the Senate after Trump is gone. If found guilty, he can be "removed from office". Of course he's no longer in office, but such a ruling would prohibit Trump from seeking election in the future... which is Pelosi's supposed goal. Morris suspects the trial would be delayed (up to 100 days?) to see if Dems can cobble a 2/3 majority.
The law serves justice. There is no well I committed impeachable offenses in the last days of my presidency so I cannot be convicted because there’s a magical time window clause where the President is free from the constitution.
That's what happens if you work with Trump: You never get paid. Giuliani worke d his a** of for free! LOL https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/poli...gal-work-to-overturn-the-election/ar-BB1cJNTJ Trump has an endless list of people that he never paid. Nobody is safe and sure to ever get paid. ROFLMAO
This question would be tied up for months and perhaps years while winding it's way through the courts. I can tell you right now however that it is illegal and unconstitutional to try an ex-president in The Senate.