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Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced this week that the House of Representatives would initiate

a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump.

Mr. Trump could become only the fourth president in American history to face impeachment.

Presidents Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton were both impeached by the House, but acquitted by the Senate.

President Nixon resigned as the House was preparing an impeachment vote.

This announcement is both historic and momentous.

In his introduction to impeachment and American history, Jeffrey A. Engel writes that impeachment

disrupts the American political landscape

as few other events do, leaving scars forever dimming the political careers of all involved.

The Wall Street Journal explains that the impeachment process generally includes a house

investigation, hearings, and a markup of

articles of impeachment or written accusations. Traditionally, such articles have been drafted by

the Judiciary Committee. Once cleared by that committee, they are immediately considered on the

House floor. A simple majority is required for impeachment. Three types of conduct are

typically seen as constituting grounds for impeachment, abusing or exceeding the powers of the office,

behavior incompatible with the function or purpose of the office, or misusing the office for an improper

purpose or for personal gain. If the House impeaches Mr. Trump,

House managers will then be selected to make their case before the Senate. A two-thirds majority

is required to convict the President and remove him from office. However, as CNN notes,

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