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For all these impeachment questions and more, CREW and Protect Democracy have launched the Impeachment Legal Questions Project. As the impeachment inquiry continues in the House, we’ll continue updating the page as new questions arise.

Impeachment is a serious consequence for serious abuses of power, which is why moments like this are historic and rare. Because presidents don’t get impeached every day—or even every decade—many Americans may not know the ins and outs of the process, which is why we set up this resource to tackle some important questions and misconceptions.

Some things are obvious: the president has committed serious abuses of power that merit his removal from office. But as impeachment advances, there are many aspects of the process that are less clear, like Senate trial rules. However, at the very least, the Senate must consider all articles of impeachment adopted by the House, and the trial generally continues 6 days a week until it has concluded.

If you have a question you’d like us to answer, you can submit it here. We can’t guarantee we’ll answer every question, but we’ll do our best to respond to as many as possible.

CREW has been working from the start of the Trump presidency to hold him accountable for his corruption and conflicts of interest—and we’ve also been doing our best to ensure that the American people know what is at stake for our democracy. This project is one more example of our work to educate the public about these complicated and serious issues, and we hope you find it useful.

Thank you,

Jennifer Ahearn
Policy Director, CREW

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