Of course, the next congress (seated in just a few weeks) is free to vote on the same charges.
Although impeachment has some of the trappings of a criminal process, it is not one, and there's no protection against double jeopardy. When and on what grounds to impeach is entirely up to the House, and whether to convict entirely up to the Senate.
And yes, there are reasons to suspect that any attempt to remove a member of this administration by impeachment would probably fail, at least under the current political climate. But the process still has value. It focuses attention, puts facts on the record, and creates political and public pressure.
@mattblaze It also serves the useful purpose of forcing members of congress to have their vote on permanent, undeniable record. The lack of impeachments by Democrats in the first half of this term has allowed Republicans to have deniability that they are complicit in keeping these people in power.
@mattblaze Saw a good thread from @SeanCasten discussing that this was probably the best result of a no vote on Hegseth's impeachment: https://mastodon.social/@SeanCasten/117597994670813894
@mattblaze & that only applies to being tried anyway, right? The equivalent trial is in the Senate
@Simplicator it doesn’t apply to ANYTHING about impeachment. It’s not a criminal proceeding.