Jordan Berman

And the reason I'm emphasizing can is because if the majority party or House leadership

decides not to move forward on the articles of impeachment impeachment just simply doesn't happen there's no constitutional requirement that allegations automatically result in a house vote so even though articles of impeachment against gnome have been drafted if house leadership doesn't doesn't allow them to move forward then then it's done

But let's assume for the sake of the discussion that the articles do move forward and reach the House floor.

If a simple majority of the House votes yes on any one of the articles—in Noem's case, there are three—then that's it.

The official is impeached.

Noem would be impeached if a simple majority of the House voted yes on any one of the three articles against her.

But impeachment doesn't automatically remove someone from their position.

Removal only happens if the Senate votes to convict.

So once the House votes, assuming at least one article passes, the Senate then holds a trial on the articles that passed.

Once that trial ends, senators vote.

And conviction requires a two-thirds majority.

It's a pretty high bar.

If the Senate doesn't reach that threshold, the official is acquitted and they stay in office.

It's only if a person is convicted that they are removed from their position.

So applying this to Noem's situation, now that the articles of impeachment have been introduced, House leadership will decide whether to send the articles to a full House vote.

If they don't, nothing happens.

It ends there.

But if they do, the House will vote on impeachment.

And only after that would the Senate become involved for a potential conviction.

Okay, next development.