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Conviction in a Senate impeachment trial requires the concurrence of two‑thirds of the Senators present; practically, if all 100 Senators are present that means 67 must vote “guilty” on at least one a...
When the votes to send articles of impeachment, the next steps are largely procedural: the articles are transmitted to the , which then organizes itself as a “High Court of Impeachment,” sets the date...
The House of Representatives impeaches by a simple majority vote: if the House adopts one or more articles of impeachment by a majority, the official is formally impeached and the matter moves to the ...
Impeachment is the constitutional mechanism Congress uses to remove a president: the House adopts articles of impeachment by a simple majority, and the Senate convicts (and thereby removes) only with ...
The Constitution authorizes Congress to impeach and remove the President for "Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors," gives the House sole power to impeach and the Senate sole power ...