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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
Pelosi hits back over letter and warns Trump: 'You will be held accountable'
09/10/2019 21:01 // The Guardian newspaper: International | guardian.co.uk
- House speaker says Democrats will push ahead with inquiry
- Trump warned: ‘Mr President, you are not above the law’
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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