Article 1 Section 3 Clause 6 (Trial of Impeachment)
- Provides that the Senate is the only body which may conduct a trial of an individual impeached by the House of Representatives
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The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments. When sitting for that Purpose, they shall be on Oath or Affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two thirds of the Members present.
History
- Currently, the Senate has conducted only two Presidential Impeachment trials (Andrew Johnson in 1868, Bill Clinton in 1999)