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impeach

[im-peech] / ɪmˈpitʃ /


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There have been calls, within his own party, to investigate and impeach the governor, who had been spoken of as a potential presidential candidate in 2028.

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2026

The House of Representatives voted to impeach her for allegedly misusing public funds and making threats against Marcos, his wife and cousin, who at the time was also the speaker of the house.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

That practice by Nixon of dangling pardons was in fact one of the grounds on which the House Judiciary Committee voted to impeach him.

From Slate Apr. 16, 2026

President Jose Jeri, 38, assumed the presidency last week after parliament voted to impeach unpopular leader Dina Boluarte.

From Barron's Oct. 15, 2025

Russo told reporters he was going to turn his attention to the effort to impeach President Nixon.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

This includes evidence that impeaches the prosecutor’s case.

From Washington Post Oct. 13, 2022

The House of Representatives impeaches the president by bringing formal charges against the president, and the Senate tries the case in a proceeding overseen by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

From Textbooks Jul. 28, 2021

Roberts also would preside over any Senate trial of Trump, if the House impeaches the president.

From Seattle Times Oct. 5, 2019

"Once the House impeaches, the House has impeached the president. And then that hearing goes to the Senate," she said on Tuesday, according to MSNBC.

From Fox News Sep. 10, 2019

That it impeaches the good faith of His Majesty's Government.

From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 3, part 1: Andrew Jackson (Second Term) by James D. (James Daniel) Richardson

They swept to victory last June, after the disgraced former president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was impeached for a bizarre six-hour attempt to declare martial law.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 1, 2026

“The news reports following Xavier’s death impeached his character,” Aaron says.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2026

In 2023 he was impeached by the Republican-led state House of Representatives on charges of bribery, abuse of office and obstruction of justice.

From Salon May 30, 2026

When the huge corruption scandal broke in 2016 it sparked weeks of protests by millions of people on the streets of Seoul, and eventually led to the country's president being impeached.

From BBC Apr. 29, 2026

There were certain points in certain years—say from 1996 to 2002—when Angela Whitiker didn’t yet know that Tupac Shakur had been killed or that President Bill Clinton had been impeached.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

From resisting foreign invasions during the monarchy to championing pro-democracy movements and impeaching scandal-ridden President Park Geun-hye in 2017, vigilant citizens have held politicians accountable and strengthened the nation’s political system.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 11, 2024

He’s been under investigation by the FBI since 2020 over corruption allegations—the same ones Texas lawmakers tried impeaching him over—and he faces a civil lawsuit brought by former aides.

From Slate Mar. 27, 2024

“The idea of impeaching the secretary is ridiculous,” said Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Washington Democrat and Congressional Progressive Caucus chair.

From Washington Times Jun. 8, 2023

For decades after, Congress reconvened only intermittently to take pressing post-election actions, like censuring Senator Joseph McCarthy in 1954 and impeaching President Bill Clinton in 1998, or to resolve particular legislative debates.

From New York Times Dec. 16, 2022

Supreme Court has long required that the prosecution disclose to the defendant anything that is exculpatory or that may be helpful to the defendant in impeaching a witness.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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