What the U.S. Constitution (the document, not the
two-century old warship) says about impeachment:
Article I, Section 2,
Clause 5:
“The House of Representatives shall chuse their
Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.”
Article I, Section 3,
Clauses 6 & 7:
“The Senate shall have the sole Power to try
all Impeachments. When sitting for that Purpose, they shall be on Oath or
Affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief
Justice shall preside: And no Person shall be convicted without
the Concurrence of two thirds of the Members present.
“Judgment in Cases of impeachment shall not extend
further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any
Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States: but the Party
convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial,
Judgment and Punishment, according to Law.”
Article II, Section
4:
“The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the
United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and
Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.”
