Out of curiosity, why do you think the Senate's quorum requirement differs for trials as opposed to other issues? Certainly there's no such limitation in Art. I, Sec. 5, Clause 1, which just speaks of "a Quorum to do Business" (50% of each house).
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Section 3. "And no Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two thirds of the Members present." www.washingtonian.com/2019/10/10/t...
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Right, but that doesn't mean there isn't a quorum requirement. If, e,g,, 10 Sens showed up, 7 couldn't convict. The general quorum rule from Sec 5, Clause 1 still requires that half of the house be present for the conduct of business (and then 2/3 of whoever is present is required for conviction).
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