impeachment
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The Constitution requires a two-thirds vote in the Senate—67 senators—to convict in an impeachment proceeding.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, which plays a key role in the impeachment process, has also paused at making impeachment a priority.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
In court his legal team had argued that not halting the impeachment committee's work until his other case was ruled on could cause him irreparable reputational harm.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Five years after his election to the House in 1994 as part of the so-called Gingrich Revolution, Graham made his name as an impeachment manager during the 1999 impeachment trial of Bill Clinton.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
To avoid impeachment by the House of Representatives, Nixon resigned on August 9, 1974, the first American president ever to do so.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
Vocabulary lists containing impeachment
The Constitution of the United States
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