United States Senate; The Rules on Impeachment.

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If a federal official commits a crime or otherwise acts improperly, the House of Representatives may impeach—formally charge—that official. If the official subsequently is convicted in a Senate impeachment trial, he is removed from office.

Origins and Development
Constitutional Authority   Article I, section 2, clause 5   Article I, section 3, clause 6 & 7
            Impeachment and Removal (CRS) (pdf)
            Impeachment and the Constitution (CRS) (pdf)
Grounds for Impeachment
Process and Rules
The First Impeachment January 14, 1799
Impeachment Trials in the Senate
Cabinet Members
Judicial Impeachments
Presidential Impeachment
William Jefferson Clinton
Senate Publications Related to the Impeachment of William Jefferson Clinton (GPO-govInfo) (pdf)


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