<P> Impeachment in the United States is the process by which the lower house of a legislature brings charges against a civil officer of government for crimes alleged to have been committed , analogous to the bringing of an indictment by a grand jury . At the federal level , this is done by the House of Representatives . Most impeachments have concerned alleged crimes committed while in office , though there have been a few cases in which officials have been impeached and subsequently convicted for prior crimes . The impeached official remains in office until a trial is held . That trial , and their removal from office if convicted , is separate from the act of impeachment itself . Analogous to a trial before a judge and jury , these proceedings are ( where the legislature is bicameral ) conducted by upper house of the legislature , which at the federal level is the Senate . </P>
<P> Impeachment in the United States is the process by which the lower house of a legislature brings charges against a civil officer of government for crimes alleged to have been committed , analogous to the bringing of an indictment by a grand jury . At the federal level , this is done by the House of Representatives . Most impeachments have concerned alleged crimes committed while in office , though there have been a few cases in which officials have been impeached and subsequently convicted for prior crimes . The impeached official remains in office until a trial is held . That trial , and their removal from office if convicted , is separate from the act of impeachment itself . Analogous to a trial before a judge and jury , these proceedings are ( where the legislature is bicameral ) conducted by upper house of the legislature , which at the federal level is the Senate . </P>
who has the authority to impeach a president
who has the authority to impeach a president
House of Representatives
House of Representatives