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The Guardian newspaper: International | guardian.co.uk
Дата публікації:
09/10/2019 21:01
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http://www.vsinovyny.com/6282812
09/10/2019 21:01 // The Guardian newspaper: International | guardian.co.uk
The leader of congressional opposition to Donald Trump has declared that his attempts to stall an impeachment inquiry will prove futile, warning the US president: “You are not above the law.”
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Article 1 of the United States constitution gives the House of Representatives the sole power to initiate impeachment and the Senate the sole power to try impeachments of the president. A president can be impeached if they are judged to have committed "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors" – although the constitution does not specify what “high crimes and misdemeanors” are.
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