When the impeachment process was first raised at the 1787 convention in Philadelphia, it led to a furious argument among the delegates. "One of the most hotly debated clauses in the Constitution ...

In The Impeachment Power, Keith Whittington offers sound and convincing guidance for would-be practitioners of the impeachment clause. Click here - to use the wp menu builder Washington Examiner ...

The impeachment clause does not serve the purpose. F ormer president Trump’s lawyers argue that he is immune from criminal prosecution for official acts taken as president.

The Impeachment Clause provides, "The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment ...

When the Framers determined the exact wording of the clause, on Sept. 8, 1787, they rejected the phrases “mal practice or neglect of duty” as too vague, but wanted an impeachable offense to ...

Trump’s assertion that impeachment must precede indictment falls flat, for it would reduce the clause to mere verbiage. A focus on the language of the Impeachment Clause is important because the ...

In light of the recent White House controversies, it is inevitable that some people are starting to wonder whether, at any point, President Donald Trump might be impeachable. The best way to answer… ...

I mpeachment should be a matter of decision according to law. That ought to be a truism, because the purpose of impeachment is to protect the Constitution which specifies legal bases for ...

Adler writes: Trump contends, first, that “no president, current or former may be criminally prosecuted for his official acts unless he is first impeached and convicted by the Senate.” ...