Impeachment in the United States

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Impeachment_in_the_United_States
GPTKB entity
Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
federal judges
federal officials
gptkbp:approvedBy gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:basisFor bribery
treason
high crimes and misdemeanors
gptkbp:convictionConsequence removal from office
disqualification from holding office
gptkbp:convictionRequires two-thirds Senate vote
gptkbp:HouseVoteRequired simple majority
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Impeachment in the United States
gptkbp:impeached gptkb:House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:impeachmentCanBeFor corruption
obstruction of justice
perjury
abuse of power
dereliction of duty
other high crimes and misdemeanors
gptkbp:impeachmentDoesNotMean removal from office
gptkbp:impeachmentIs gptkb:politics
controversial
rare
publicly debated
subject to political considerations
gptkbp:impeachmentIsNot gptkb:crime
gptkbp:introducedIn 1797
gptkbp:launched gptkb:United_States_House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Article_I,_Section_2
gptkb:Article_I,_Section_3
gptkb:Article_II,_Section_4
gptkbp:notableCase gptkb:impeachment_of_Andrew_Johnson
gptkb:impeachment_of_Richard_Nixon
impeachment of Bill Clinton
impeachment of Donald Trump
gptkbp:numberOfPresidentsImpeached three
gptkbp:numberOfPresidentsRemoved zero
gptkbp:removalRequires Senate conviction
gptkbp:result removal from office
disqualification from future office
gptkbp:SenatePresidedBy Chief Justice (if President is tried)
gptkbp:trialPower gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:triedPerson gptkb:United_States_Senate
gptkbp:usedFor removal of federal officials
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lewinsky_scandal
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5