section_path: Incumbency/Removal
section_name: Removal
paragraph_text: Removal
  
  Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution allows for the removal of high federal officials, including the president, from office for " treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors ". Article I, Section 2, Clause 5 authorizes the House of Representatives to serve as a " grand jury " with the power to impeach said officials by a majority vote. Article I, Section 3, Clause 6 authorizes the Senate to serve as a court with the power to remove impeached officials from office, by a two-thirds vote to convict.
  
  Three presidents have been impeached by the House of Representatives: Andrew Johnson in 1868, Bill Clinton in 1998, and Donald Trump in 2019 and 2021; none have been convicted by the Senate. Additionally, the House Judiciary Committee conducted an impeachment inquiry against Richard Nixon in 1973–74 and reported three articles of impeachment to the House of Representatives for final action; however, he resigned from office before the House voted on them.