president pro tempore is the presiding officer of the senate when it's an impeachment trial.
president pro tempore is the presiding officer of the senate when it's an impeachment trial.
who is the presiding officer of the senate when it's an impeachment trial?
president pro tempore
a person of a high office can be impeached if they have committed a high misdemeanor, a felony, or treason. an impeachment trial is carried out in the senate, with the chief justice of the supreme court presiding if the impeachment involves the president. impeachment can expand beyond senior members of the white house. a supreme court of the united states justice may be impeached for committing a high misdemeanor, treason, or a felony. impeachment charges must be drafted in the house of representatives. the trial for the person undergoing such occurs in the senate, requiring two thirds of the members present (currently 67 out of 100 senators, assuming all present) to successfully remove a public official from office.
articles of impeachment
section::::impeachment and removal.:senate proceedings.:senate procedures.









































on july 25, 1986 the senate rules committee met to draft rules for impeachment trial and on august 12, 1986 the senate rules committee approved revisions of senate impeachment rules. on august 14, 1986 the senate established procedures for the impeachment trial, including approving s. res. 481 providing for the use of trial committee to hear evidence. rather than convening the entire senate into a high court of impeachment, the senate agreed that evidence in the claiborne impeachment trial would be heard, first, by a 12-member panel created for that purpose.
harry e. claiborne