Impeachment process in the United States

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For those who don't have a general understanding of how the impeachment process works here in the US, I've put together this handy little guide. This is also for anyone who thinks that the current sitting president should just be told by millions of people to "get out" or to shut up, because we all know he won't. And we all know no one will take away his Twitter account. So exactly what needs to happen for his complete removal from office? See below: 

Presidential Impeachment: The legal standard and procedure

Article I § 2 of the United States Constitution gives the House of Representatives the sole power to impeach (make formal charges against) and Article I § 3 gives the Senate the sole power to try impeachments. Article II § 4 of the Constitution provides as follows:

"The President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors."

Article 1 § 3 states as follows:

The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments. When sitting for that Purpose, they shall be on Oath or Affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried the Chief Justice shall preside: And no Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two thirds of the Members present.

Judgment in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States: but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law.

So you need two thirds of the members of Senate to agree. Quite a feat if the majority ruling party is the same as that of the current POTUS. It's going to be a lot harder to get them all to agree to impeach him. And even if you do get an impeachment there's this news: 

The senate also has the right to acquit a person from impeachment. Such was the case with both former presidents Clinton and Andrew Johnson; the only two presidents to ever have been impeached.

So yeah, 45 could technically be impeached, but then the strong possibility of nothing happening to him is high, due to the very real possibility of him getting acquitted by the senate. You cannot simply wish a corrupt president away. Nor can you have all his supporters tell him to stand down or be quiet. It just doesn't work that way. The sooner people understand this, the better off they will be.