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US Presidential Removal

The process and tools available to Congress for removing a sitting US President, including impeachment, conviction, and alternative constitutional and political measures.

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Can Congress use mechanisms other than impeachment to remove or restrict a president?

Congress cannot simply enact a law to oust a sitting president; the Constitution vests the formal power of removal in impeachment and conviction (House impeachment, Senate trial) . Nevertheless, schol...