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Impeachment, set out in Article 2 of the Constitution, is a procedure for the removal from office of a president, vice president, or other top executive official (or judge) suspected of “treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.”

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That's where impeachment comes in.

Impeachment isn't the same as actually removing someone from office.

Originating in the United Kingdom, impeachment allowed Parliament to vote for removing a government official from office even without the king's consent.

And so impeachment was adopted in the United States as a power of Congress applying to any civil officers, up to and including the president.

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