What is Impeachment?

• Common Questions About Impeachment

  • What is impeachment?
    Impeachment is charging a holder of public office with misconduct.
  • Why is the impeachment process happening now?
    A whistle-blower complaint filed in August said that White House officials believed they had witnessed Mr. Trump abuse his power for political gain.
  • Can you explain what President Trump is accused of doing?
    President Trump is accused of breaking the law by pressuring the president of Ukraine to look into former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., a potential Democratic opponent in the 2020 election.
  • What did the President say to the president of Ukraine?
    Here is a reconstructed transcript of Mr. Trump’s call to President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, released by The White House.
  • What is the impeachment process like?
    Here are answers to seven key questions about the process. 
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