Is there some kind of "double jeopardy" clause for impeachment?

[captain queeg]

If Trump was impeached by the House and not convicted by the Senate would that preclude him being charged again? Or maybe limit what charges ciould be used the second time?

[Lochloosa]

1. No

[still_one]

2. No.

[shanny]

3. Nope.

[DFW]

4. Playing with fire with that suggestion

Say we do it, and then somewhere down the road we get another Republican House Speaker in the mold of Gingrich. A democratic President might find his or her whole term in office taken up with fighting off impeachments from the House, who would use our precedent of impeaching and re-impeaching as an excuse. Benghazi impeachment didn't work? OK, here comes email impeachment. Email impeachment didn't work? OK, a fictitious (they don't care, they're Republicans) Vince Foster cover up impeachment. And on and on and on.

[Sherman A1]

6. I don't believe it was a suggestion but rather a question.

The possibility of impeachment and doing it again and again already exist so it really isn't anything that should be a surprise to anyone of any party.

[DFW]

8. I realize it's technically possible. Just not adviseable.

On the other hand, let's just say I'm glad Mitch McConnell didn't have a twin brother as speaker of the House during OPbama's presidency.

[Sherman A1]

10. I agree that it is not particularly advisable to do it more than once

and I believe that to be the case even under the most egregious acts by a sitting President. The very act is exceptionally divisive and not to be taken lightly under any circumstances. It may very well be necessary, but it comes with a high political cost and great difficulty to the national fabric.

Yet the OP was just asking a question.

[Sherman A1]

5. No

There is no such clause and The US Constitution is available online with just a google search.

It makes interesting reading.

[emulatorloo]

7. No. But practically speaking we only have one shot at it

[struggle4progress]

9. +

[customerserviceguy]

11. I can't think of any

Of course, using the same charges over again is probably not going to work, unless there is a total takeover of the Senate by the Democratic Party. It could well be argued that a GOP vote to acquit is the reason for the big turnover in seats in the upper chamber. Articles of impeachment would probably need to be re-filed, after the full House votes on them again.

[bitterross]

12. If you mean charged by the Feds or a State I'd guess no.

Everyone here seems to have answered could he be impeached multiple times. That's not how I read you question. They've given good answers to that question.

As for if a state or the federal government could charge him with the same offenses I'd say that it completely possible. Articles of impeachment are not the same as a grand jury indictment. Articles of impeachment can include things that are not necessarily offenses against a specific law. To the extent that any charge in an article of impeachment is the same as an offense with respect to a specific state or federal statute I see no reason why he cannot be charged again with that same offense. There would be two different jurisdictions involved. Just as there are now if person is charged with a federal drug crime as well as a state crime.

Just my guess. The question would certainly be decided by the courts and go to SCOTUS.