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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

Congress voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to impeach Jeri, who was serving as interim president after massive protests last year ousted Boluarte, Peru's first woman leader who served for only 22 months.

From Barron's Feb. 18, 2026

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

If a majority of the Assembly impeaches her, she is sidelined indefinitely, even if the state Senate doesn’t convict her.

From Slate Sep. 21, 2023

This includes evidence that impeaches the prosecutor’s case.

From Washington Post Oct. 13, 2022

“Her email also conflicts with, and impeaches, the official position of the Defendants on the issues before the Court,” they wrote.

From Seattle Times Nov. 22, 2021

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

If a man impeaches our motives and attacks our character, we are not to return the evil.

From An Essay on Slavery and Abolitionism With reference to the duty of American females by Catharine Esther Beecher

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

The next year, he was impeached by the Texas House.

From Salon May 23, 2026

In April, a record 35 candidates ran for president of the chronically unstable Andean nation, which has burned through eight presidents in the past decade, four of whom were impeached.

From Barron's May 8, 2026

I called Jesse up one day to tell him the president had been impeached.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

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

How would impeaching a Supreme Court justice actually work?

From Slate May 8, 2023

Knodl has said he’s not interested in impeaching Evers, saying he has been able to work with the governor.

From Washington Times Apr. 5, 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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