Impeachment

Impeachment v. Bill of Attainder

Persons subject to impeachment (CRS 35)

• A separate process for disciplining members of Congress.

The list

The House

• "Due process" does not apply.  The Fifth Amendment says no person shall "be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law."  Impeachment merely removes a person from office.
• Simple majority

The Senate

• The majority makes the rules
• The role of the Chief Justice

The Grounds

• Treason
• Bribery
• High Crimes and Misdemeanors
• The "take care" clause

Andrew Johnson Articles of Impeachment  -- see esp. Article Ten

Nixon

• Yes, there was a partisan dimension.
• A key staffer remembers...

Clinton

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