It’s not quite true that in the Clinton case the Senate vote was along party lines. While no Democrat voted to convict, a number of Republicans voted to acquit. There were two charges, and of the 55 Republicans voting, 45 voted guilty on one charge and 50 on the other. Since conviction requires 67 votes, it was all basically theatrics. There was never any chance that he would have been convicted. To remove a president requires the vote of both parties.
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