Ms Pelosi said theSpeaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has said impeachment proceedings against US President Donald Trump could come to Congress on Monday. Picture: Mandel Ngan and Saul Loeb/AFPImpeachment is one of the most enduring tools US politicians have to remove one of their own or other senior officials, such as a judge. It was first used as long ago as 1797.
All that’s needed for a president to be impeached is for a simple majority in the House of Representatives. It’s not a criminal trial. Mr Trump won’t go to prison. But if the President is convicted, he’s gone.“A two-thirds majority in the Senate is required to remove the President,” she said. Even if impeachment did get to the Senate, the process could be so slow, Mr Trump will have left office before it is debated.
However, it usually follows on from a two-thirds majority to sack the President and it’s questionable whether enough Republicans will back such a move for it to pass even when the Dems control the Senate. This would include an annual pension of $US219,000 , staffing costs of $US96,000 and office rent that could reach $5US00,000 .
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