[Editorial note: This article has a slight error. Impeachment occurs in the House of Representatives, and before the subsequent “Impeachment Trial” in the Senate; not (as the article indicates) “after proceedings in Congress, and a Senate judicial trial.” This is why Clinton is considered to have been impeached, despite not being convicted in the subsequent “Impeachment Trial.”]
Inquisitr – Donald Trump is scheduled to hold his first press conference on January 11. Fortune Magazine reports that, after slamming his political opponent Hillary Clinton for not holding more press conferences, it will be Trump’s first press conference in 168 days. Mic reports that with the Donald Trump presidency just over two weeks away, talk of a Trump impeachment has not died down, with Mic noting at least three issues that could lay the groundwork for a Trump impeachment.
Trump impeachment talk is talk that has been swirling since he first even discussed the notion of running for president. Attorney Bruce Fein told Politico Magazine back in April that the odds of a Trump impeachment were 50/50, and the public has been talking about the possibility of a Trump impeachment for months.
Impeachment grounds are found in Article II of the United States Constitution and say a president must be convicted by Congress of “treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.” But the specifics of the language are unclear.
Essentially an impeachment for any president comes after proceedings in Congress, and a Senate judicial trial. An impeachable offense does not need to happen while the president is in office. As Mic notes, the Bill Clinton impeachment scandal was launched with a probe into the 1970’s and 1980’s Whitewater incident.
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