How does a president get impeached?

d-ray657 · #2 03-06-2017, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by JCricket

This is an excellent and fairly quick read

http://www.crf-usa.org/impeachment/h...demeanors.html

Later in the article it quotes President ford as saying the Senate can impeach the the individual for any reason it see fit. Obviously there would have to be a reason, but the senat has the sole authority to do so as it sees fit.

I just thought this was interesting enough with our squawking POTUS to post.
My opinion of Trump. "The only reason I think he is smarter than a rock is because he can grow hair."

Only the House of Representatives can impeach a President. If a majority of that body votes to impeach, then it is the Senate's job to try the case and either convict of acquit. It takes a simple majority to impeach, but a two-thirds majority to convict.