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The right to impeach a federal official and remove them from office is found in Article I and Article II of the United States Constitution. Article II, Section 4 contains the most direct language. It reads as follows: "The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United State...
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"To condone the president’s obstruction would strike a death blow to the impeachment clause of the constitution,” he said. But while Democrats claimed that an acquittal would place the president above the law, deputy counsel to the president Patrick Philbin noted that "the House of Representati...
In cases of Impeachment, involving the president, vice president, or other federal officers, the House of Representatives prepares the articles of impeachment, since it is endowed with the "sole Power of Impeachment," under Article I, Section 2, Clause 5 of the Constitution. The articles are ...
TheConstitution of the United States (Text)makes the following provisions for the impeachment of federal officials: Article I, Section 2 Clause 5: The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment. ...
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Adapted from British law, the impeachment process was included in Article 2, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution, the document that serves as the foundation of the American system of government. Some framers of the Constitution were opposed to the impeachment clause, because having the legislativ...
The fundamental problem with the impeachment process as a method for holding a president accountable is that the relevant clause in the Constitution, written in 1787, was designed for a different political landscape than what the U.S. has had for most of its history. At the time, the nation...
The impeachment process began over allegations that the president’s brother-in-law, Danilo Carrera, had ties with public officials involved in corruption and drug trafficking. Lasso has said the accusations are unjustified and lack any legal basis. Following the court’s announcement, the presidency...