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Yes, he is sort of making a res judicata (or even a double jeopardy) argument, but his lawyers don't seem to know that.

The words "res judicata" or even "double jeopardy" don't appear at all.

For a definition of res judicata: https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/res_judicata

I think it fails for the same reason.

If you can be convicted in the Senate and then tried again in a criminal court, it cannot be said that the conviction ends the matter.

Right?

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