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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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Can a president be impeached for crimes committed before taking office?
Yes, a president can be impeached for crimes committed before taking office if those crimes are considered to be high crimes and misdemeanors as defined by the Constitution.
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.
Can a president be impeached for past crimes committed before taking office?
Yes, a president can be impeached for past crimes committed before taking office if those crimes are considered high crimes and misdemeanors as defined by the Constitution.
What can a president or other officers be impeached for?
treason, bribery and other high crimes
Can a vice president be impeached?
Yes, a vice president can be impeached by the House of Representatives and tried by the Senate for high crimes and misdemeanors, similar to the process for impeaching a president.
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.
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.
