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On the recordDecember 10, 2019
The Constitution says that the President and other civil officials can be impeached for treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
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Jim Sensenbrenner
Republican · Wisconsin

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Sensenbrenner explains the constitutional grounds for impeachment.

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