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impeach

[im-peech] / ɪmˈpitʃ /


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There have been calls, within his own party, to investigate and impeach the governor, who had been spoken of as a potential presidential candidate in 2028.

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2026

Last week, a House committee that looked into the evidence against the vice-president ruled that there was sufficient grounds to impeach her.

From BBC May 11, 2026

Lawmakers voted by a margin of 257 to 25 -- with nine abstentions -- to impeach Duterte.

From Barron's May 11, 2026

That practice by Nixon of dangling pardons was in fact one of the grounds on which the House Judiciary Committee voted to impeach him.

From Slate Apr. 16, 2026

Russo told reporters he was going to turn his attention to the effort to impeach President Nixon.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

If the House impeaches Paxton, he would be forced to leave office immediately.

From Seattle Times May 25, 2023

This includes evidence that impeaches the prosecutor’s case.

From Washington Post Oct. 13, 2022

The House of Representatives impeaches the president by bringing formal charges against the president, and the Senate tries the case in a proceeding overseen by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

From Textbooks Jul. 28, 2021

"Once the House impeaches, the House has impeached the president. And then that hearing goes to the Senate," she said on Tuesday, according to MSNBC.

From Fox News Sep. 10, 2019

In the second place, because it impeaches the Divine sincerity.

From The Doctrines of Predestination, Reprobation, and Election by Robert Wallace

“The news reports following Xavier’s death impeached his character,” Aaron says.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2026

In 2023 he was impeached by the Republican-led state House of Representatives on charges of bribery, abuse of office and obstruction of justice.

From Salon May 30, 2026

In subsequent months, Yoon was impeached, removed from power and put on trial over a litany of allegations connected to his proclamation.

From Barron's Apr. 29, 2026

In that case, the House unanimously impeached War Secretary William Belknap for taking personal financial kickbacks—not because of policy decisions.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 8, 2026

I called Jesse up one day to tell him the president had been impeached.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

From resisting foreign invasions during the monarchy to championing pro-democracy movements and impeaching scandal-ridden President Park Geun-hye in 2017, vigilant citizens have held politicians accountable and strengthened the nation’s political system.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 11, 2024

To make their case for impeaching Mr. Biden, lawmakers invited Eileen O’Connor, who formerly supervised tax cases for the Justice Department, forensic accountant Bruce Dubinsky and George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley as witnesses.

From Washington Times Sep. 28, 2023

How would impeaching a Supreme Court justice actually work?

From Slate May 8, 2023

For decades after, Congress reconvened only intermittently to take pressing post-election actions, like censuring Senator Joseph McCarthy in 1954 and impeaching President Bill Clinton in 1998, or to resolve particular legislative debates.

From New York Times Dec. 16, 2022

Supreme Court has long required that the prosecution disclose to the defendant anything that is exculpatory or that may be helpful to the defendant in impeaching a witness.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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