impeachment trials
Legislative removal proceedings
Impeachment trials are formal proceedings in a legislative body to determine whether a government official who has been impeached should be removed from office.
In the United States, the House of Representatives votes to impeach, but the actual trial takes place in the Senate, which acts as judge and jury.
A two-thirds majority is required to convict.
The impeachment trial captivated the nation for weeks.
Most impeachment trials end in acquittal.
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