The US Senate tries government officials who have been impeached by the House of Representatives, and may remove them from office if they find just cause.
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The House of Representatives has the sole power to impeach the President. Once he is impeached - which is like being formally accused of a crime by a grand jury - the Senate has the sole power to try the case.
The House of Representatives has the sole power of impeachment.
The House of Representatives has the sole power of impeaching, while the United States Senate has the sole power to try all impeachments. The removal of impeached officials is automatic upon conviction in the Senate.
According to Aricle 1, Section 3.6 of the U.S. Constitution "The Senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments." All impeachment trials are held in the Senate, where the President can be found guilty with an a 2/3 vote majority.
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