Impeachment Grounds: Part 6: Quotes from Sundry Commentators (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Oct. 30, 1998 |
| Report Number |
98-899 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Charles Doyle, American Law Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
Summary:
This is a collection of selected background materials pertinent to the issue of what constitutes
impeachable misconduct for purposes of Article II, section 4 of the United States Constitution quoted
below. It includes quotations from treatises and law reviews on the question. Unfortunately, the
constraints of time and space, among others, preclude presentation of little more than a hint of the
views of the cited works. It is the last of six segments that together with footnotes comprise,
Impeachment Grounds: A Collection of Selected Materials, CRS Report 98-882(pdf) .
The President, Vice President and all Civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed
from
Office on impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and
Misdemeanors. U.S.Const. Art. II, ¿4
