"Under the U.S. Constitution, the House of Representatives has the power to formally charge a
federal officer with wrongdoing, a process known as impeachment. The House impeaches an
individual when a majority agrees to a House resolution containing explanations of the charges.
The explanations in the resolution are referred to as “articles of impeachment.” After the House
agrees to impeach an officer, the role of the Senate is to conduct a trial to determine whether the
charged individual should be removed from office. Removal requires a two-thirds vote in the
Senate.
The House impeachment process generally proceeds in three phases: (1) initiation of the
impeachment process; (2) Judiciary Committee investigation, hearings, and markup of articles of
impeachment; and (3) full House consideration of the articles of impeachment..."
Impeachment
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