Impeachment inquiry in the United States
In the United States, an impeachment inquiry is an investigation or inquiry which usually occurs before a potential impeachment vote.
A public hearing during the 2019 impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump
Independent Counsel Ken Starr taking an oath before testifying during hearings for the 1998 impeachment inquiry against Bill Clinton
Opening day of formal impeachment hearings during the impeachment inquiry against Richard Nixon
Impeachment in the United States
In the United States, impeachment is the process by which a legislature may bring charges against an officeholder for misconduct alleged to have been committed with a penalty of removal. Impeachment may also occur at the state level if the state or commonwealth has provisions for it under its constitution. Impeachment might also occur with tribal governments as well as at the local level of government.
The 1999 impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton, Chief Justice William Rehnquist presiding
The 2020 first impeachment trial of Donald Trump, Chief Justice John Roberts presiding
First day of the Judiciary Committee's formal impeachment hearings against President Nixon, May 9, 1974
Depiction of the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson in 1868, Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase presiding.
