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Witness impeachment, in the law of evidence of the United States, is the process of calling into question the credibility of an individual testifying in a trial. The Federal Rules of Evidence contain the rules governing impeachment in US federal courts .
The Hitchcock Rule (also known as the "Collateral Rule") is a common law rule forbidding the introduction of extrinsic evidence to contradict a witness on a collateral matter. [4] [5] [6] That is, impeachment of a witness as to a collateral fact can only be accomplished by intrinsic methods such as questioning. [7]
Note that under California Evidence Code ("CEC") §§769, 770, and 1235, prior inconsistent statements may be used for both impeachment and as substantive evidence, even if they were not originally made under oath at a formal proceeding, as long as "the witness was so examined while testifying as to give him an opportunity to explain or to deny ...
The impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson, the first presidential impeachment trial in US history. In the United States, impeachment is the process by which a legislature may bring charges against an officeholder for misconduct alleged to have been committed with a penalty of removal.
Senior Democrat derides Republican efforts as ‘an impeachment drive based on a long debunked and discredited lie’ GOP witness admits no evidence to impeach Biden at first impeachment hearing ...
The hearing comes as lawmakers scramble to pass funding legislation before a Saturday night deadline to avoid a government shutdown the following day.
On January 13, 2021, when the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach Donald Trump for inciting an insurrection against the government, it marked the first time in the country’s history ...
The impeached official and their counsel may also demur, arguing that the impeached official is not a civil official that can be subject to an impeachment, or argue that there are not sufficient grounds for impeachment in the articles brought against them. The impeached official may answer the articles brought against them. [13]