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An Overview of the Impeachment Process (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date April 20, 2005
Report Number 98-806
Authors T.J. Halstead, American Law Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

The Constitution sets forth the general principles which control the procedural aspects of impeachment, vesting the power to impeach in the House of Representatives, while imbuing the Senate with the power to try impeachments. Both the Senate and the House have designed procedures to implement these general principles in dealing with a wide range of impeachment issues. This short report provides a brief overview of the impeachment process, reflecting the roles of both the House and the Senate during the course of an impeachment inquiry and trial.