Sen. Rick Scott wants to amend the Constitution and raise the threshold for impeachment, currently set at a simple House majority.
The Florida Republican announced plans on Thursday, one day after President Trump was acquitted on two impeachment charges, to introduce a bill to amend the Constitution and make impeaching a president “much harder.” Scott’s amendment would require votes from three-fifths of the House to impeach the president.
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