Noem "weighing a challenge to Sen. Mike Rounds in the June Republican primary" to avoid being impeached

[Miles Archer]

The under-fire Kristi “ICE Barbie” Noem is considering leaving Donald Trump’s Cabinet in order to return to politics in her home state of South Dakota, according to a report.

The Department of Homeland Security secretary is said to be weighing up a challenge to Sen. Mike Rounds in the state’s June Republican primary, according to The Atlantic.

The move would mean Noem might avoid being forced out of her role at DHS amid intense criticism of her performance. She would also handily avoid any Democratic efforts to impeach her, should the Democrats regain control of the House in November’s midterms, as widely expected.

The suggestion that Noem, a former South Dakota governor, could leave the Cabinet to run for the U.S. Senate has sparked concern among Rounds’ allies. Sources told The Atlantic that they are skeptical that Noem will actually go through with any attempt to oust Rounds from office, and an adviser for Noem also dismissed the idea.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/ice-barbie-secretly-plots-new-job-to-dodge-being-impeached/

[jmbar2]

1. Hahahahahahahah..........

[SSJVegeta]

2. Fun fact: an official can still be impeached when they are not in office

While these interpretive arguments have, and likely will continue to be raised, the Senate has determined by majority vote on multiple occasions that they retain the power to proceed against an Executive Branch official who has resigned from office. These decisions span from the trial of former Secretary of War William Belknap in 1876 to former President Trump in 2020.16 Nevertheless, it appears that while Congress may have legal authority to impeach and try a former official, current disagreement on the matter may be widespread enough to create a practical obstacle to obtaining the supermajority necessary to convict a former official.

https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artII-S4-2/ALDE_00000689/#:~:text=While%20these%20interpretive%20arguments%20have,to%20convict%20a%20former%20official.

[oasis]

3. Trump's stench will follow her forever.

She cannot escape.

[sheshe2]

4. Well, she carries her own unique stench...

and that will follow her for life. She can run but she can't hide.

[oasis]

5. History's dustbin awaits.

[themaguffin]

6. What a POS.... and her being a POS won't change no matter where she goes.

[Prairie Gates]

7. In other words, they've already started the timer for shitcanning her

[kacekwl]

8. Never mind impeachment

she should be arrested.