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The US House of Representatives can bring impeachment charges against the President. If such charges are brought (which has happened twice in US History), then the Senate can vote to convict and remove the President by a 2/3 vote (which has never happened).
Impeachment
The bill of impeachment charges against the President is typically drawn up by members of the House of Representatives. The House Judiciary Committee plays a key role in formulating the charges and drafting the articles of impeachment.
The nature of the charges brought against President Bill Clinton were those of willfully providing false or perjurious information to the grand jury. These charges led to his impeachment.
Impeachment is a power that allows formal charges to be brought against the President or other civil officer in a governing position. The power of impeachment lies in the House of Representatives and not the Senate. In return the Senate has the power to try the impeachment. The removal of the impeached official also lies in the Senate. Keep in mind that impeachment does not necessarily mean the removal of the official. It just means that charges have been brought onto the official.
The House of Representatives is the one that can impeach the president or other federal officials.
Congress is able to bring impeachment charges against a president. A majority vote is required in the House of Representatives. The Senate tries the President.
The House of Representatives has the constitutional authority to bring charges (impeachment) on the President. However the Senate is the group that can put the president on trial for the charges brought by the house.
The president can be removed from office through a process informally called impeachment. . Actually impeachment by the House is only the first step. The house passes a bill of impeachment , giving the charges against the president. The Senate is then required to hold a trial based on these charges and make a verdict. Andrew Johnson and Clinton were both impeached but neither was convicted. Nixon resigned when faced with charges that were almost certain to lead to impeachment.
No US President is charged with impeachment at this time! The last President to face impeachment charges was Bill Clinton.
If a president is impeached, which only the House can do, he must face a trial by the senate. If they convict him of the charges brought forth in the impeachment by a 2/3 vote, he is removed from office. If not, he stays on the job as president.
The House of Representatives is responsible for bringing charges of treason or bribery against a president through an impeachment vote. If a majority of the House votes to impeach the president, the process moves to the Senate for a trial to determine whether the president should be removed from office.