Questions tagged [impeachment]
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Can the President counter Mayorkas' impeachment with a pardon?
For as long as I can remember impeachment was something you did to a president. Mayorkas' impeachment came as a surprise. Assuming President Biden was so inclined, could he pardon Mayorkas? Would that ...
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Can the president of the United States be impeached on the basis of felonies committed prior to their presidency?
Under the Articles of the Constitution, can the president of the United States be impeached on the basis of felonies he or she committed prior to being sworn in as president?
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If for some reason the Canadian Parliament had the idea to impeach and convict someone, what would be the legal implications of that?
I am 100% aware of what a no confidence motion is. This is emphatically not what I am referring to.
Impeachment is an unambiguous right of the Parliament of the United Kingdom to have, having been ...
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Impeachment of Evidence
I don't know how to use impeachment of evidence. How is this used in court? If a motion in limine is used, what happens at the hearing for that motion? Does a judge need to see evidence of facts when ...
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Legal or Political nature of Impeachment of a US President
In the United Kingdom the Prime Minister (broadly equivalent to the US President although the PM is not head of state) has to stand down if the government loses a vote of "no confidence" in ...
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Is there presumption of lack of witness' credibility?
Can a party in a case ever argue that their opponents' lay witness lacks credibility just because there is no evidence of their credibility?
Where the judge is the trier of fact (judge-alone/bench ...
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If a witness for the prosecution recants on the stand because induced by the defense, what can the prosecution do to make up for it? [closed]
I'll try to summarize my details here. The lawyer is the only witness to what the other witness said. So, unless the lawyer takes the stand, the other witness cannot be contradicted, especially is if (...
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Can senators meet in secret to discuss impeaching the president or do all such discussions need to be done in public?
Can senators meet in secret to discuss impeaching the president or do all such discussions need to be done in public? I am wondering if meeting in secret to discuss impeaching the president can be ...
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Will impeachment have to precede criminal charges against the president of the US? [duplicate]
Lets say the president of the US kills a person. Would he first have to be impeached before his murder trail can begin or do criminal charges against him happen the same way as with anyone else? Or ...
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Does the U.S. Supreme Court have jurisdiction over the constitutionality of an impeachment?
A question arose on Politics SE asking why the constitutionality to continue an impeachment trial (whose prime purpose is, presumably, to remove an official from office) after the official has left ...
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Can a former United States president be criminally prosecuted for acts committed when he was president?
Just after voting to acquit Trump, GOP senate leader Mitch McConnel said:
We have a criminal justice system in this country. We have civil litigation. And former presidents are not immune from being ...
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What is the US constitutional basis for impeaching, trying and barring from future presidency a former US president?
What is the US constitutional basis for the following actions?
Impeaching and trying a former US president?
Barring a former US president from elected a president in the future?
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If Trump can be impeached after leaving office, why couldn't Nixon?
I know that this was essentially already asked here, but the responses to that question only seem to say "You can't be impeached after leaving office," and we now know that that is ...
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Can someone plead the fifth regarding impeachment?
Recently, former president Trump turned down the opportunity to testify at his own impeachment hearing.
However, given the magnitude of the charges, could he be compelled to testify by subpoena? Or ...
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Can Giuliani represent Trump in an impeachment trial?
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President Donald Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani tells ABC News he's working as part of the president's defense team in his upcoming second impeachment trial -- and that he's prepared ...
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