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The United States Constitution (Article 1, Section 5) [1] gives the House of Representatives the power to expel any member by a two-thirds vote. Expulsion of a Representative is rare: only six members of the House have been expelled in its history.
Expulsion is the most serious form of disciplinary action that can be taken against a member of Congress. [1] The United States Constitution (Article I, Section 5, Clause 2) provides that "Each House [of Congress] may determine the Rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of two-thirds, expel a member."
It doesn’t mean it’s goodbye forever." His expulsion puts him in rare company : He is now just the sixth person in U.S. history to be expelled from the House of Representatives.
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Indicted for contempt of Congress, but acquitted in trial; [26] Later convicted for lying to Congress and sentenced to 6 months in prison, 5 years probation thereafter, and a fine of $10,000. [27] [28] Jack Quinn, White House Counsel: May 9, 1996 House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Not considered
It doesn’t mean it’s goodbye forever.” His likely expulsion puts him in rare company : He is now just the sixth person in U.S. history to be expelled from the House of Representatives.
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Congress reconvened in the evening of January 6 after the Capitol was cleared of trespassers. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell reopened the Senate's session around 8:00 p.m., saying the Senate refused to be intimidated and that it would count the electors and declare the president "tonight", after two hours of debate on the objection to ...