Article I of the US Constitution states that the House has sole power of impeachment, or accusation. "impeachment" means to accuse, not to remove from office. Officials named in Article II Section 4 as vulnerable to impeachment: * The President * The Vice President * All Civil Officers of the United States While it is unclear what is meant by Civil Officers, Congress defines it as anyone appointed by the President. Under this definition, they may also impeach: * Federal Judges * Cabinet Members
The House of Representatives has the sole power to impeach federal officials in the US.
The House of Representatives can impeach the government officials.
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Only the House of Representatives can do this.
The House of Representatives can impeach the President. If they find that the President has violated his/her oath, they may start the process.
The House of Representatives.
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The impeachment of government officials is done in the House of Representatives. The case will be tried in the Senate.
The body that can impeach is the House of Representatives. They are the only ones that have the authority to bring charges against federal officials.
Only the House of Representatives is empowered to impeach the president. Then it is the job of the Senate to try him/her.