What does it take to remove a U.S. president from office?
Excellent article on details about impeachment I haven't seen before, by a law professor who has a book coming out on the history of impeachment. From a month ago but worth reading.
U.S. Legal News
April 26, 2019 / 7:11 AM / a month ago
Explainer - What does it take to remove a U.S. president from office?
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"Frank Bowman, a University of Missouri law professor and author of a forthcoming book on the history of impeachment, said Congress could look beyond criminal laws in defining “high crimes and misdemeanours.” Historically, it can encompass corruption and other abuses, including trying to obstruct judicial proceedings.
HOW DOES IMPEACHMENT PLAY OUT?
The term impeachment is often interpreted as simply removing a president from office, but that is not strictly accurate.
Impeachment technically refers to the 435-member House of Representatives approving formal charges against a president.
The House effectively acts as accuser - voting on whether to bring specific charges. An impeachment resolution, known as “articles of impeachment,” is like an indictment in a criminal case. A simple majority vote is needed in the House to impeach.
The Senate then conducts a trial. House members act as the prosecutors, with senators as the jurors. The chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court presides over the trial. A two-thirds majority vote is required in the 100-member Senate to convict and remove a president from office."
And SCOTUS can't overturn. “So when Trump suggests there is any judicial remedy for impeachment, he is just wrong.”
More at link:
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-usa-trump-impeachment-explainer/explainer-what-does-it-take-to-remove-a-u-s-president-from-office-idUSKCN1S20YS
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