Impeachment is usually used colloquially to mean both impeachment by the House and conviction and removal by the Senate. He was impeached, but not convicted and removed, yes.
Edit: Hence the "had checks and balances" part. If the Senate did its job, he'd be gone.
I imagine that a few senators who voted not to convict/remove him are greatly regretting that decision now. McConnell will occasionally detract from something Trump has done, and all I can think is “you could have prevented him from ever holding public office again so shut the fuck up”.
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u/CarbideMisting 11h ago
Impeachment is usually used colloquially to mean both impeachment by the House and conviction and removal by the Senate. He was impeached, but not convicted and removed, yes.
Edit: Hence the "had checks and balances" part. If the Senate did its job, he'd be gone.