Please explain how an impeachment trial would work in the Senate. Swansea, Wales - 5/3/00 Answer
I thought that once a person was impeached he could no longer hold public office. So why
was Alcee Hastings, after he was impeached as a federal judge in Florida, allowed to run
for the House of Representatives? Orlando, Florida - 5/3/00 Answer
How often does the Senate meet in secret session the way they did during the impeachment trial? Will we ever find out what was said behind closed doors? Southgate, Michigan - 5/3/00 Answer
What is the practical effect of the Chief Justice ruling in the impeachment trial that
Senators can no longer be called "jurors?" Clarendon, Virginia - 5/3/00
Answer
Under what authority does a former President receive federal benefits? How can they be
taken away from him? Dolan Springs, Arizona - 5/3/00 Answer
If a President is impeached, does he lose his government pension? What if he resigns instead? Lansing, Michigan - 5/3/00 Answer
Can the impeachment proceedings continue over from one Congress to the next? Birmingham, Alabama - 5/11/00 Answer
Does the 106th House have to reappoint the managers [prosecutors] selected by the 105th
House? If they don't, could there still be a trial? Why are all the managers Republicans? Chatsworth, California - 5/11/00 Answer
Is there anything Congress can do to "punish" President Clinton short of impeachment? Ames, Iowa - 6/30/00 Answer
Can you explain the 4 gold stripes on the sleeves of Chief Justice Rehnquist's judicial robe? Anchorage, Alaska - 7/31/00 Answer
At the end of the impeachment trial, why did the Senate vote to forward a copy of the
Articles of Impeachment and their vote to the Secretary of State? New York, New York - 7/31/00 Answer
Why was Senator Tom Harkin allowed to make an objection during the impeachment
trial? I thought Senators weren't allowed to speak. Washington, D.C. - 7/31/00 Answer
How does Congress initiate and conduct the process of impeachment? Orlando, Florida - 2/12/01 Answer
Can impeachment really be used against a former President? What about against Members of Congress? Portland, Oregon - 2/23/01 Answer
If a President is impeached, does he lose his retirement benefits? What if he resigns instead? Lansing, Michigan - 5/3/01
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The Constitution says a President can be impeached for "high crimes and misdemeanors,"
but it doesn't define the term. Who decides what that means? Columbus, Ohio - 11/19/01 Answer
