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First day of the Judiciary Committee's formal impeachment hearings against President Nixon, May 9, 1974. Impeachment proceedings may be requested by a member of the House of Representatives, either by presenting a list of the charges under oath or by asking for referral to the appropriate committee. The impeachment process may be requested by ...
The president may not grant a pardon in the impeachment case, but may in any resulting federal criminal case (unless it is the president who is convicted and thus loses the pardon power). However, whether the president can self-pardon for criminal offenses is an open question, which has never been reviewed by a court.
Following the vote to impeach a president, the U.S. Senate holds a trial to determine whether or not to convict the president of the crime(s) identified by the House. ... First of all ...
Professor Wagner: Impeachment is part constitutional pressure valve, part political hot air.
However, the 1999 impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton, Senator Tom Harkin objected to the use of the term "jurors", and Chief Justice William Rehnquist agreed with Harkin's position over that of the House impeachment managers (prosecutors), declaring, "The chair is of the view that the senator from Iowa's objection is well taken, that ...
Impeachment is a topic that is often discussed at the federal level — but recently, state legislatures have been pursuing impeachment more frequently. Impeachment has a long history as a ...
"High crimes and misdemeanors" is a phrase from Section 4 of Article Two of the United States Constitution: "The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors."
Scripps News explores the original idea behind impeachment and how it has evolved in politics over the years.