[DugwayDuke]

adorno wrote: “’Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.’ Political or not, they would still have to prove one of the above,...”

Suppose the Senate votes to convict on purely political reasons, where does one appeal the conviction?

[adorno]

Suppose the Senate votes to convict on purely political reasons, where does one appeal the conviction?

Something like that would never make it to conviction, and THE PEOPLE would be adamantly against a wrongful impeachment and they wouldn't allow something like that get to conviction. And, last resort, SCOTUS for appeal. And, appeal would take yours to reach an end, which would mean that a president would have finished whatever term he/she was serving.

But, basically, purely political motives would be discarded almost immediately and never get to indictment or impeachment. Would not get even to first base.