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What crimes must a president commit in order to be impeached by congress?
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∙ 13y ago
The president may be impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors. These generally are considered to have to rise to the level of felony, or otherwise be of a nature to disgrace the office to warrant impeachment.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 15y agoHe must be charged with treason, high crimes or other midemeanors. The term misdemeanors dos not have the modern day meaning of minor crimes. It has to be taken in the context of the seriousness of treason and high crimes. Nor is impeachment restricted to the usual criminal matters like homicide, robbery, etc. Impeachment could be for refusing to enforce a law that is a proper law.
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∙ 13y ago'High crimes and misdemeanors,' whatever that means.
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Can we fire the president?
He can be impeached by Congress for "treason, bribery, and other high crimes and misdemeanors." And since we elect our Congressional officials, then technically yes "we" can remove the president from office.
What can a president or other officers be impeached for?
treason, bribery and other high crimes
How does the president get out power?
By impeachment. A president can be impeached for "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors."
What can a president be impeached for?
crimes or doing something unconstitutional.
What charges can result in the impeachment of the president and all other civil officers?
Presidents and civil officers can be impeached for accepting bribes or committing treason and other high crimes and misdemeanors. Only Congress has the power to impeach the president.
What can a president or others be impeach for?
An U.S. President can be impeached for the following reasons: treason, bribery, and other high crimes.
Under what circumstances may the president be impeached?
A president can be impeached for treason, bribery, and other high crimes and misdemeanors. The precise definition of these offenses is left up to the House of Representatives .
To try a president on charges of crimes falls to?
Congress.
Why is Barack Obama getting impeached?
He is not getting impeached. There are a number of talk shows that throw around various inflammatory claims, often without any proof. For a president (any president) to be impeached, there must be accusations of "high crimes and misdemeanors." You may not like the president or his policies, but there is no evidence that Mr. Obama has committed any crimes, and thus there is little likelihood that he will be subject to impeachment.
What is the act by which the congress accuses a president or supreme court justice of serious crimes?
Yes, through the impeachment process. Articles of Impeachment are drafted by the Congress detailed specific charges against a sitting president.
Why hasn't Obama been impeached?
Because he has committed no crimes. You may not like him, you may wish he were not the president, but disliking or disagreeing with someone isn't grounds for impeachment. In fact, the constitution is very specific: it says a president may only be impeached for "high crimes and misdemeanors." This often means committing treason, lying under oath to congress, taking bribes, etc. Despite what you may hear on partisan Talk Shows, there is no evidence Mr. Obama has done any of these things. Thus, he has not been impeached, nor will he be.
What are causes for impeachment and conviction of a president?
There are three reasons a President may be impeached and convicted. These are treason, bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
