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According to the United States Constitution, jurors in an impeachment trial in the Senate are not subject to criminal charges for their actions during the trial. Article I, Section 3 of the Constitution states that "the Senators and Representatives shall be privileged from Arrest during their attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place." This privilege protects Senators from being arrested or charged with crimes for their actions during an impeachment trial, including for obstruction of justice.
However, this privilege does not protect Senators from being expelled from the Senate for their actions during an impeachment trial. Under the Constitution, the Senate has the power to expel a Senator by a two-thirds vote for "disorderly behavior." This power has been used sparingly in the past, and it is not clear how it might be applied in the context of an impeachment trial.
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If the president is charged with a crime the senate acts as the jury in the..?
... impeachment hearings.
Can the president veto an impeachment decision of the Senate?
No. The impeachment vote is not a bill.
When an impeachment of a president takes place who sits in as president of the senate?
The President Pro-tempore of the Senate.
Who impeached President Bill Clinton?
The US House of Representatives voted to impeach President Clinton on December 19, 1998. He was charged with two articles (of impeachment) for perjury and obstruction of justice relative the investigation into his relationship with Paula Jones, who had filed a civil suit for sexual harassment against him.Clinton's Senate trial began January 14, 1999.On February 12, 1999, the Senate acquitted Clinton of perjury charges by a vote of 55-45, and of obstruction of justice by a vote of 50-50.
What group tries the impeachment of the President?
senate
What was the outcome of president Clinton's impeachment?
the Senate did not convict him.
Does the house of representatives have anything to do with impeachment of a president?
The answer is YES. The HOUSE has the sole power of impeachment. And the SENATE decides the case in impeachment.
What body can try impeachments of the president of the US?
The House of Representatives has sole authority to bring Articles of Impeachment (like a grand jury indictment) against the President and other government officials. If the House votes in favor of impeachment, the case proceeds to trial in the Senate. No one can be removed from office by impeachment (the first step in the process) alone.
Who replace Willam J Clinton after his impeachmean?
No one. Impeachment means that formal charges are filed against the president by the U.S. House of Representatives. But Clinton was not convicted of perjury or obstruction charges by the U.S. Senate.
What branch of government is responsible for the executive branch after impeachment?
If you mean after the impeachment of the President, the answer is "The Executive" branch. The are two stages of "impeachment". The first is "impeachment", whereby the House of Representatives, by 2/3 majority, calls on the president to be tried before the Senate. The senate then tries the president. The President heads the executive branch. If he is impeached, and convicted by the Senate, he is immediately removed from office and the Vice President assumes presidential powers. If the President is impeached, but not convicted, he is not removed from office and continues as President.
Which house decides the guilt innocence of the president in an impeachment trial?
The Senate
Is it true that impeachment hearings of the president can only start in the Senate?
It starts there and it ends there. Impeachment is the part of the process that is done by the House. Think of impeachment as officially calling into question some behavior of a sitting president. If impeached by the House, the president then goes through an impeachment trial by the Senate. Even if the Senate chooses to acquit, the president has still officially been impeached. There is a rough parallel with civil law. You can be indicted of a crime, and then be found not guilty at trial. But you can never say that you were not indicted.
