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Abuse of power or abuse of authority, in the form of "malfeasance in office" or "official abuse of power", is the commission of an unlawful act, done in an official capacity, which affects the performance of official duties. Malfeasance in office is often a just cause for removal of an elected official by statute or recall election.
Abuse of power by undermining the independence of the federal judiciary and the rule of law, including by dismissing FBI Director James Comey; Undermining freedom of the press; Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary on November 17, 2017 [3] [4] [5] H.Res.646: December 6, 2017 Al Green (D–TX-9) 0 Impeachment
Abuse of power by "pressuring Ukraine to investigate his political rivals ahead of the 2020 election while withholding a White House meeting and $400 million in U.S. security aid from Kyiv." [20] Obstruction of Congress by directing defiance of subpoenas issued by the House and ordering officials to refuse to testify. [20]
In June, a federal civil jury ordered Carollo to pay $63 million in damages for using the city government’s resources for his personal desire to infringe upon the free-speech rights of two Calle ...
The burglars were discovered and arrested. Nixon tried to cover up both the burglary, the bugging, and the full extent of other illegal acts by his close staff. The cover up resulted in 69 government officials being charged and 48 being convicted or pleading guilty. Eventually, Nixon resigned his office rather than face trial.
A Malaysian court on Tuesday threw out charges of abuse of power against opposition leader and former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, describing them as "vague, flawed and unfounded", state news ...
The SEC’s ‘gross abuse of power’ in crypto case is a new low for Chairman Gensler. Jeff John Roberts. ... And lest you think Shelby is some far-right, anti-government zealot, note that he ...
Political corruption is the abuse of public power, office, or resources by elected government officials for personal gain, by extortion, soliciting or offering bribes. It can also take the form of office holders maintaining themselves in office by purchasing votes by enacting laws which use taxpayers' money. [59]