Answer: The power delegated to the house of Representatives in the constitution to
charge the president , or other Civil officers includng the Federal Judges
with treason , bribrey or other high crimes and misdemeanors . This is the
first step in the constitutional process of removing such goverment
officals from office
Impeachment
noun
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Impeachment is the process by which a legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct. Impeachment may be understood as a unique process involving both political and legal elements.
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The Clinton era would seem perfect for this kind of reconsideration as well. When Bill Clinton was impeached for perjury in 1998 after lying under oath about his affair with his intern Monica Lewinsky
While impeachment was a device to remove from office one who abused his office or misbehaved but who was protected by the Crown it could be used against anyone—office holder or not—and was penal in nature with possible penalties of fines imprisonment or even death. 840 By contrast the American impeachment process is remedial not penal: it is limited to office holders and judgments are limited to no more than removal from office and disqualification to hold future office.
Impeachment is a fundamental constitutional power belonging to Congress. This safeguard against corruption can be initiated against federal officeholders from the lowest cabinet member all the way up to the president and the chief justice...