Impeachment is a constitutional process allowing a legislative body to formally charge a public official with misconduct, potentially leading to their removal...
Impeachment is a process by which a legislative body, typically the lower house, levels charges against a high government official for alleged misconduct. It is the first step in a two-stage process to potentially remove the official from office.
In the United States, the President, Vice President, and all civil officers can be impeached for 'Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors' under Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution.
The House of Representatives votes on articles of impeachment (acting as a grand jury). If passed, the official is impeached. The Senate then conducts a trial, with a two-thirds majority vote required to convict and remove the official from office.
No U.S. President has ever been removed from office solely by impeachment. While Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, and Donald Trump (twice) were impeached by the House, none were convicted by the Senate.