The United States The American Academy is the place where the impeachment effort at Trump was initiated, but they could not determine his political fate.

The House of Representatives Intelligence Committee on December 3 published a 300-page investigation report, which said that President Donald Trump harms national security by acting with Ukraine and obstructing parliament. The report will then be submitted to the Justice Committee, which plans to draft impeachment terms against Trump.

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Trump stepped down to Air Force One at Andrews base on September 26 Photo: AP

What will happen after the US House of Representatives passes Trump impeachment terms? According to Professor Jessica Levinson, director of Loyola Law School's Public Service Research Institute, Trump will basically be unaffected. He could still continue to run and be re-elected if chosen by the American people.

This happened to Bill Clinton, who was impeached by the US House of Representatives in 1998, but ultimately completed his second term as president. According to the US Constitution, the impeachment decision of the House of Representatives has a great political and social influence, but has almost no legal impact.

The US House of Representatives is the place where all impeachment efforts begin, but the Senate is where they end. So far, the new Trump impeachment investigation has been stopped in the House of Representatives, when the Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on December 4, following a series of intelligence committee hearings last month.

Only after the terms of impeachment were drafted by the Justice Commission were they allowed to vote in the House of Representatives. When at least one provision is passed in the House of Representatives, the Senate begins its trial.

Professor Levinson said that the US Constitution does not specify in detail how the Senate conducts a impeachment trial. However, the US Constitution granted the majority party in the Senate the right to "decide the game", thereby deciding the winner.

Levinso compared the process of the House of Representatives voting on Trump impeachment terms to a jury in a court deciding whether or not a person is guilty, based on the evidence. If they decide the defendant is guilty, that person will be put on trial. In criminal proceedings, hearings are held in court, while in impeachments, the trial takes place in the Senate.

In the criminal trial, everyone is familiar with the process of trial, in which the prosecutor makes the charge, and the accused and lawyers exercise the right to defense. The final judgment will be given by the judge to the defendant.

But Americans have not known exactly what will happen at a Senate impeachment trial, except for general guidelines in the Constitution. The US Constitution states that the president and government officials will be removed from office if impeached in the House of Representatives and convicted by the Senate "treason, bribery or crimes and wrongdoing".

However, impeachment on the basis of a "felony and misconduct" provision does not mean that a prosecutor will have to go to the Senate to prove the president has actually committed the crime. The president can be impeached even if he does not break any criminal law.

The US Constitution stipulates that only the Senate has the right to "conduct all impeachments" under the chairmanship of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and the president is dismissed only when two-thirds of the Senate members agree with impeachment terms.

In this trial, deputies act only as prosecutors, providing evidence to convince senators. The Senate will act as a jury, deciding if the president is guilty or not.

Therefore, Senator Mitch McConnell, leader of the majority in the Senate, has a great right to decide the fate of the Trump impeachment trial and will ensure a result that he wants. In addition, although Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts will preside over the trial, he will only make meaningful procedural rulings, based on the results of the Senate vote. A majority of the Senate may also vote against Roberts' verdict.

The US Constitution gives the Senate full authority to deal with impeachment terms and they do not need to handle all terms of impeachment. Although unlikely, the Senate has the right to vote against certain impeachment terms presented by the House of Representatives. This will basically end the trial before it starts.

"Assuming similar hearings are held to impeach certain things in the House of Representatives report, McConnell still has the right to decide which witnesses will go to court. Republican senators, who are in control. The Senate, with the right to end this process early, will be a political advantage for them, "Levinson said.